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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. How is Chapter 11 constructed?
(a) As an interview.
(b) As a script.
(c) As a list.
(d) As a case study.

2. In Chapter 3, how many men are in the car?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. What does the author say is a lie in Chapter 9?
(a) The book's disclaimer.
(b) The book's title.
(c) The book's reputation.
(d) The book.

4. In Chapter 9, what does the author say is the IRS' biggest strength?
(a) Being educated.
(b) Being dull.
(c) Being a government agency.
(d) Being run by men.

5. In Chapter 13, what happens when the character tries to hide his sweating?
(a) He doesn't even try to hide the sweating.
(b) It works about half of the time.
(c) It makes it worse.
(d) It works.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who gets on a the minibus?

2. In Chapter 2, where does Claude allude to previously working?

3. In Chapter 13, what part of the character's body is not affected by the sweat attacks?

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

5. In Chapter 14, why is Spackman mentioned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author talk about the dullness of the IRS in Chapter 9?

2. Why do people dislike the boy in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 9, what does the author say is wrong with his publisher?

4. How could the interview in Chapter 21 be described?

5. In Chapter 16, what does Lane Dean Jr.'s character reveal about the work of the IRS?

6. What does Stecyk try to do in Chapter 12?

7. Why does Dean marry Sheri in Chapter 6?

8. While describing Stecyk in Chapter 12, what does the narrator comment on about the boy's future?

9. How is Claude's psychic ability described in Chapter 15?

10. What is the purpose of Chapter 11?

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