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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Richard sees the horse in Reg's bathroom, he leaves and knocks on a neighbor's door. Who answers?
(a) His ex-boss.
(b) His ex-girlfriend.
(c) The little girl who kicked the table at the Coleridge dinner.
(d) The professor nobody has spoken to in years.

2. What happens after the Electric Monk and his horse walk through a small wooden door in the valley?
(a) A figure who was hiding appears and heads to the door.
(b) The world turns blue.
(c) The horse turns into a dog.
(d) An angel who had been watching, flies away.

3. As he searches for a door in the valley, the Electric Monk is temporarily distracted by a what?
(a) Giant scorpion.
(b) Rock painting.
(c) Blue horse.
(d) Flying saucer.

4. After Richard apologizes to Susan and she vents some of her anger, she tells him she has to work that weekend and:
(a) Tells him to bring a pizza.
(b) Kicks him out.
(c) Tickles him.
(d) Forgives him.

5. In Chapter 8, what does Richard MacDuff say has been stuck in his hallway for three weeks?
(a) Sofa.
(b) Piano.
(c) Washing machine.
(d) Queen bed.

6. With Richard at his detective agency, Dirk talks by phone to a woman whose cat he found and tries to convince her to do what?
(a) Recommend him to another client.
(b) Feed her cat.
(c) Move to Moscow.
(d) Pay the bill.

7. When Richard calls L'Esprit d'Escalier, what does he find out?
(a) The cruise ship is retired from the fleet.
(b) After a third robbery, the jewelry store has shut down.
(c) Nobody carries this computer model any longer.
(d) Reservations have to be made three weeks in advance.

8. What does the roaming alien ghost who is driven mad with guilt and loneliness want?
(a) A date with the female of his dreams.
(b) To go back in time to correct a mistake he made.
(c) A meeting with the president of the universe.
(d) To jump into another dimension where his friends are.

9. How old is the alien ghost that roams Earth filled with guilt and loneliness?
(a) Ninety-nine billion eight hundred million nine hundred thousand.
(b) Millions of years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Dozens of days.

10. Thinking about the figure in his trunk, a ghostly Gordon wonders if it really was wearing what?
(a) A pink tie.
(b) Pirate clothes.
(c) Ninja clothes.
(d) A hood.

11. What is the relationship between Richard MacDuff and private investigator Dirk Gently?
(a) Richard is Dirk's hundred-year-old mentor.
(b) Richard is Dirk's robot assistant.
(c) Richard is Dirk's old college friend.
(d) Richard is Dirk's long-lost twin brother.

12. What happens to the glowing object that is stuck on primordial Earth?
(a) Explodes.
(b) Time travels.
(c) Freezes.
(d) Crystalizes.

13. What happens when Richard scans Susan Way's answering machine tape in search of his own message?
(a) The TV turns on.
(b) The teapot whistles.
(c) The doorbell rings.
(d) The phone rings.

14. When Richard leafs through the phone book looking for Dirk Gently's phone number, he:
(a) Discovers that pages are missing from the phone book.
(b) Has trouble finding it.
(c) Finds twelve different numbers under the same name.
(d) Finds it under Dirk's former name.

15. When Richard goes out to meet Dirk at their designated meeting spot after talking with Susan, he discovers that:
(a) The pizza place is closed.
(b) The coffee shop doesn't exist.
(c) The hospital staff is talking about Gordon's death.
(d) The library burned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Reg prepares tea for Richard, he ends up spilling it all over the floor. What causes him to do this?

2. How does Gordon Way die at the end of Chapter 7?

3. After Gordon dies and steps out of his body, what does he find surprising?

4. The Electric Monk is:

5. When Gordon Way leaves a message on Susan's answering machine, what does he request of her?

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