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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chance meets both a French and a West German diplomat. What does Chance say to them?
(a) He goes on and on about gardening.
(b) He says only a few words.
(c) He speaks of meeting with the President.
(d) He talks of EE's love for him.

2. When Chance tells Stiegler that he can neither read or write, what does Stiegler take this to mean?
(a) He thinks Chance is making a huge joke and laughs along with it.
(b) He thinks Chance is dyslexic.
(c) He believes Chance is asking for writing assistance and that he has no time to read.
(d) He believes Chance is telling the truth and walks away.

3. Who does Sulkin think Gardiner actually is?
(a) A German spy.
(b) A major leader of the American Communist Party preparing for a revolution.
(c) A Republican masquerading as a Democrat to get inside information.
(d) A leading member of an American elitist faction planning a coup d'etat.

4. During his speech to the Financial Institute, what does the President say about his meeting with Mr. Rand?
(a) He met with Mr. Rand and a friend of his who was ill.
(b) He spoke with Mr. Chauncy Gardiner on the benefits of inflation.
(c) Mr. Rand is ill and near death.
(d) He met Mr. Chauncy Gardiner and they spoke of how the dollar compares with the Euro.

5. What does EE tell the President's secretary about Mr. Gardiner's intentions?
(a) She feels he intends to marry her as soon as Mr. Rand is gone.
(b) She believes his intentions are for the good of America.
(c) She knows his intentions are to run for President in the next election.
(d) She feels he intends to become more active now that Mr. Rand is bedridden.

6. What are the President's thoughts about the government in relation to Gardiner?
(a) He is impressed with the power of the government.
(b) He is starting to think it is all a big joke.
(c) He thinks it's possible that the Federal Government is being undermined.
(d) He knows the answer to Gardiner's identity will be forthcoming soon.

7. A woman at dinner sitting on Chance's left at dinner asks him about the war. What is his reply?
(a) He has seen many wars on TV.
(b) The war is practically over.
(c) He has served in war.
(d) War must lead to peace.

8. How has Sulkin had Gardiner's appearance on "This Evening" analyzed?
(a) He was in the audience that evening for the live broadcast.
(b) He had psychiatrists evaluate his conversation.
(c) He took note of every five-syllable word Gardiner used.
(d) He had computers analyze his vocabulary and other characteristics.

9. What does EE discover about Chance after going through all of his belongings and asking him questions about his past?
(a) She discovers nothing about him.
(b) She finds out that he was really a gardener.
(c) She discovers that his real name is Chance.
(d) She finds out how rich he really is.

10. What does Chance speak about when the President asks him a question about Wall Street?
(a) He compares it to a garden.
(b) He talks about the Old Man's big house.
(c) He admits he knows nothing about it.
(d) He compares it to a television program.

11. What does Sulkin praise Skrapinov for having?
(a) A true Marxist instinct.
(b) Intelligence of the highest quality.
(c) Excellent conversational skills.
(d) Good taste in literature.

12. What does Ronald Stiegler of Eidolon Books offer to Chance?
(a) A collection of books to read.
(b) An offer to buy the suit he is wearing.
(c) A book deal.
(d) To buy him a garden of his own.

13. What reason does Mr. Rand give the President for not being able to address the Financial Institute?
(a) He tells him he does not have a speech prepared.
(b) He does not give him an answer.
(c) He says he has to fly to Denver for a meeting.
(d) He tells him it is the doctor's orders and he is in pain.

14. When the man asks Chance if he wants to go upstairs, what are Chance's thoughts?
(a) He wonders if the man wants to also talk about books.
(b) He is not sure if it is something he knows how to do.
(c) He thinks the man is quite attractive.
(d) He hopes the man wants to go upstairs to watch television.

15. EE gets Mrs. Aubrey to help Chance. What kind of service does Mrs. Aubrey provide?
(a) She is a secretary.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She gives diction lessons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chance's secretary tell Chance she has seen his photographs the next morning?

2. When Chance tells the man that he just wants to watch, what is the man's reaction?

3. How much does Chance know about sex and childbirth?

4. What does EE make of Chance's reluctance to receive her advances?

5. When Chance tells EE that he has been with a sick man upstairs during the dinner party, what does she think about Chance?

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