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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Andrew Carmody do for a living?
(a) He drove Grover Cleveland's car.
(b) He was president of the United States.
(c) He was a minor official in Grover Cleveland's administration.
(d) He was a guard at the White House.

2. What is the setting of the play that Si watches at the agency?
(a) A small-town street in the Midwestern U.S.
(b) A castle in England.
(c) A small street in New York.
(d) A space station in the future.

3. During lunch with Danziger at the agency, who are the other two people Si notices eating lunch?
(a) The girl dancing the Charleston and Ruben.
(b) The girl dancing the Charleston and the young man who was learning to use old weapons.
(c) The young man who was learning to use old weapons and an actress.
(d) The young man who was learning to use old weapons and his girlfriend.

4. Where does Simon work?
(a) A university.
(b) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c) An advertising agency.
(d) A television station.

5. Si admits he enjoys Katie's company, but tells the reader that:
(a) He will keep most things about their relationship to himself.
(b) He wishes she were more exciting.
(c) She talks too much.
(d) He wants to get to know her better.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, where does Ruben take Si?

2. Why does Si fit the agency's profile?

3. How does Si feel after looking at a collection of old photographs in an antique store?

4. What unusual marking was on Andrew Carmody's grave?

5. What does the government agency director tell Si?

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