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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Never having appeared on television before, what does Chance do?
(a) He makes a fool of himself by saying ridiculous things.
(b) He continues talking during commercials, not realizing there is a break in the show.
(c) He imitates what he has seen on TV many times before.
(d) He gets very nervous and stumbles over his words.

2. Why is EE so upset with herself and Chance's reaction to her statements of love?
(a) She believes he finds her very ugly to look at.
(b) She thinks Chance will not love her because she is married.
(c) She believes she is too good for Chance.
(d) She thinks he does not love her.

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

4. At the UN reception, Chance meets the Soviet Ambassador. How does Chance impress him?
(a) He is amazed at Chance's good looks.
(b) He believes Chance has read Krylov's fables.
(c) He thinks Chance has impeccable manners for an American.
(d) He thinks Chance has been to Russia often and that he speaks Russian.

5. When the President of the United States tries to get information on Chance from EE, what does his secretary report to him?
(a) Mr. Gardiner cherishes his privacy.
(b) Mrs. Rand tell the President's secretary to leave the family alone for now.
(c) Mr. Gardiner will give an in-depth interview the next day.
(d) Mrs. Rand says she knows nothing at all about Mr. Gardiner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does EE ask Chance to accompany her the day after the dinner party?

2. Chance meets both a French and a West German diplomat. What does Chance say to them?

3. What does Grunmann find out about Chance's past at the President's request?

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

5. Whose place is Chance taking by being a guest on "This Evening"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6 we learn that Skrapinov is also trying get information on Chauncey Gardiner. Why is Skrapinov so intent on getting this information?

2. When the New York Times reporter, Tom Courtney, interviews Chance over the phone, what kind of answers does Chance give him?

3. Sulkin submits a tape of Gardiner's appearance on THIS EVENING for psychiatric, neurological and linguistic analysis. What is discovered?

4. What was one of Grunmann's concerns about what Gardiner might be up to? Why is it discounted?

5. Upon entering Chance's bedroom, EE gives him more clues that she is enamored with him. What hints does she drop to Chance and what is his reaction?

6. In what way does the President incorporate Chance's words on gardening into his speech at the Financial Institute?

7. How does Chance feel about an opportunity to appear on TV?

8. What is the bad joke that Grunmann begins to make when speaking to the President in Chapter 6?

9. At the United Nations gala in Chapter 5, who does Chance seem to impress the most and why?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Benjamin Rand say to indicate that he thinks Chance is a very smart man?

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