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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27, 28, 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is David's father in a rush to leave Libertyville in Chapter 22?
(a) He isn't in a rush to catch the train.
(b) He wants to avoid David's mother.
(c) He doesn't want to miss the train.
(d) He is nervous about being away from home.

2. Why does David's father's arm get stuck in the train door in Chapter 22?
(a) Because David's father won't remove his arm.
(b) Because of a malfunction with the train.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Because David's father moves too slow.

3. In Chapter 13, what does the author suggest causes the sweat attacks?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Worry about his love life.
(d) Thinking about sweat attacks.

4. What is something the examiners discuss in Chapter 29?
(a) Healthy eating.
(b) College hazing.
(c) Running from the police.
(d) Local politics.

5. In Chapter 22, why does David say he switched colleges often?
(a) He wanted to be closer to home.
(b) He was kicked out of them.
(c) He couldn't afford them.
(d) He kept changing his major.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is meant to review the interviews in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?

3. Where does Cusk run off to during a break in Chapter 27?

4. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?

5. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say was the basis of IRS agent performance review in the past?

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