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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Claude's ranking compare with Reynold's ranking in Chapter 2?
(a) Claude's is lower.
(b) Claude's is the same.
(c) Claude's is higher.
(d) They are ranked differently and can't be compared.

2. In Chapter 8, who does the girl run away with?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her mother's boyfriend.

3. What feeling does the author add to Mr. Glendenning's quote in Chapter 9?
(a) Love.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anger.

4. In Chapter 14, why does the narrator say some people are able to speak from the heart during their interviews?
(a) They have better interviewers.
(b) They are naturals.
(c) They are trained actors.
(d) No one gives an interview from the heart.

5. In Chapter 16, how does Lane feel toward his job?
(a) Excited.
(b) Scared.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Bored.

6. In Chapter 19, how are the speakers identified?
(a) Most of them are not identified.
(b) By full name.
(c) By social security number.
(d) By job title.

7. How does the author represent questions during the interviews in Chapter 14?
(a) He replaced them with the letter Q.
(b) He puts all the questions in italics.
(c) He puts all the questions in bold.
(d) There is no representation of the questions.

8. In the beginning Chapter 6, how old is Dean?
(a) A child.
(b) An adult.
(c) A baby.
(d) A teenager.

9. In Chapter 7, who gets on a the minibus?
(a) Mel.
(b) Sheri.
(c) Dean.
(d) Claude.

10. Why does Stecyk appear trustworthy in Chapter 12?
(a) He has legitimate materials from the post office.
(b) His father is with him.
(c) He is wearing a suit.
(d) He doesn't appear trusthworthy.

11. What is the main topic of Chapter 11?
(a) Physical violence in government workers.
(b) Dangers caused by infectious disease.
(c) Illness associated with working for the IRS.
(d) Side effects of medicine.

12. How does Claude know Reynolds?
(a) They lived on the same block growing up.
(b) They used to work together.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They used to be roommates.

13. Why is Lane outside of the office in Chapter 16?
(a) It is a lunch break.
(b) He is in the office.
(c) It is a weekend.
(d) He is going to court.

14. In Chapter 2, where is Claude reassigned?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Illinois.

15. What title does Lane Dean Jr. have in Chapter 16?
(a) Agent.
(b) Chief.
(c) Investigator.
(d) Examiner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what does one interviewee say about getting reposted?

2. How does Lowtis feel in Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 19, what is one main reason given for the problems of America?

4. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?

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

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