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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. Who is coming to visit Mr. Rand at his home in Chapter 4?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) The Head of the Financial Institute.
(c) The Governor of New York.
(d) The Chief of Surgery from the Cleveland Clinic.

2. Who is Mr. Rand expecting to come to the house to do a routine inspection?
(a) The Secret Service.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The local police.
(d) The CIA.

3. 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 says she knows nothing at all about Mr. Gardiner.
(c) Mr. Gardiner will give an in-depth interview the next day.
(d) Mrs. Rand tell the President's secretary to leave the family alone for now.

4. 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 telling the truth and walks away.
(d) He believes Chance is asking for writing assistance and that he has no time to read.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chance tell Mrs. Aubrey that he does not need a doctor?

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

3. When Mrs. Aubrey tells Chance that the Wall Street Journal has predicted his appointment to a Financial Corporation Board and they would like a statement from him, what does Chance say?

4. When the President of the United States requests a dossier on Chance, what is he given?

5. A woman at dinner sitting on Chance's left at dinner asks him about the war. What is his reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mr. Rand tells Chance that he admires his peacefulness. What is it about Chance that makes him appear so at ease?

2. What assumption does the French depute, Gaufridi, make about Chance's future?

3. In what way does Chance inadvertently stun the journalists interviewing him after the U.N. gala?

4. At what point in Chapter 5 does EE's character make it clear to the reader that she has a crush on Chance?

5. Why does Chance hesitate when the President asks him about The Street?

6. What is Skrapinov told about Gardiner's political agenda?

7. At this point in Chapter 6, the President is frustrated that none of the top government agencies can find information about a wealthy man living in New York City. What are his thoughts before he turns on the TV and falls asleep?

8. What does EE find herself thinking about more and more as she flies back to New York from Denver?

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

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

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