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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the author say is good at hiding things?
(a) People.
(b) Complicated things.
(c) Ugly things.
(d) Large things.

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

3. In Chapter 14, why is Spackman mentioned?
(a) Because of his power.
(b) Because of his quitting.
(c) Because of his interview.
(d) Because of his memo.

4. What does RECs stand for?
(a) Risk and Evaluations Centers.
(b) Random Evaluations Centers.
(c) Regional Exploratory Centers.
(d) Regional Examination Centers.

5. How are the interviews in Chapter 14 described?
(a) Greek.
(b) Russian.
(c) Spartan.
(d) Barbaric.

6. What does the character in Chapter 13 do when a sweat attack begins in public?
(a) He lies on the ground.
(b) He takes off his shirt.
(c) He makes a joke.
(d) He tries to hide.

7. In Chapter 9, who does the author blame for problems with editing this novel?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Agents.
(c) Publishers.
(d) Readers.

8. In Chapter 14, how are Stecyk's interviews described by the IRS?
(a) Newsreporting.
(b) Information gathering.
(c) Evidence.
(d) Public relations.

9. In Chapter 6, what upsets Dean most about his relationship with his girlfriend?
(a) Their arguments.
(b) Their personal beliefs.
(c) Their distance from each other.
(d) Their lack of money.

10. In Chapter 5, what has happened to the man's mother?
(a) She ran away from home.
(b) She was in a car accident.
(c) She attempted suicide.
(d) She caught a terrible disease.

11. What are Desk Names, as defined in Chapter 18?
(a) The agents' middle names.
(b) Government given names.
(c) Inverted last names.
(d) Made up names.

12. In Chapter 15, what opinion does the narrator have about Claude's psychic ability?
(a) The narrator believes in the psychic ability.
(b) The narrator says nothing about the psychic ability.
(c) The narrator is neutral toward the psychic ability.
(d) The narrator does not believe in the psychic ability.

13. How does the author describe the man in Chapter 5?
(a) As lacking any motivation.
(b) As excelling in literary arts.
(c) As being shy.
(d) As being an over-achiever.

14. In Chapter 9, what does the author point out about televisions?
(a) They are getting larger.
(b) They are government run.
(c) They are frightening to him.
(d) They are everywhere.

15. In Chapter 9, where does the author say he kept his notes for this novel?
(a) Computer files.
(b) In a secret safe.
(c) His wallet.
(d) Notebooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why do agents use Desk Names?

2. How does Claude travel in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 9, what year does the author say it is?

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

5. How old is the man in Chapter 5?

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