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Take our free Being There quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Being outside in the world seems familiar to Chance. What does it remind him of? (from Chapter 3)

It reminds him of the books he has read.

It is just like his garden to him.

It is similar to what he has seen on TV.

He remembers it from when he was a small child.

2.

When Chance refers to the "room upstairs", he refers to the room he is presently occupying. What does Mr. Rand believe he means? (from Chapter 3)

The presidency.

The roof of the house.

The room in the Old Man's house.

Heaven.

3.

Never having appeared on television before, what does Chance do? (from Chapter 4)

He makes a fool of himself by saying ridiculous things.

He continues talking during commercials, not realizing there is a break in the show.

He gets very nervous and stumbles over his words.

He imitates what he has seen on TV many times before.

4.

When Ambassador Skrapinov can get no information on Chance's background from the Special Section, what is his reaction? (from Chapter 6)

He cannot believe that Chance has no history.

He is happy that there is no bad news to report on Chance.

He has the agent from the Special Section promoted.

He accepts that Chance has no history and lets it go at that.

5.

What is fading for Chance as he walks through the ballroom at the end of the book? (from Chapter 7)

The sound of his own footsteps.

The sunshine.

The image of everything he has seen outside the garden.

His health is beginning to fail.

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