Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dirk Cjelli make a name for himself while he's in college?

2. When Susan walks into her apartment after Richard has listened to parts of her answering machine tape, what does she do?

3. When Richard returns from doing an errand, he finds Dirk on the phone defending a trip to Bermuda, claiming that while he was there he successfully did what?

4. As he searches for a door in the valley, the Electric Monk is temporarily distracted by a what?

5. As a light rain falls on primordial Earth, what is stuck as a river of mud flows past it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gordon Way, founder of WayForward Technologies, flesh out his numerous business ideas?

2. Describe the range of emotions Susan experiences in Chapter 3.

3. How does the author utilize foreshadowing with the character Gordon Way?

4. What does Richard see the first time that he goes to Dirk's agency?

5. As a ghostly Gordon makes his way to his cottage, what does he ponder?

6. Why does Dirk Gently get kicked out of college?

7. What types of phone conversations does Dirk have at his detective agency?

8. When Susan enters her apartment and finds Richard there, what does she do?

9. Describe similarities and differences between WayForward Technologies I and II.

10. When Richard asks one of Reg's neighbors about the horse, what response does he get?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this book, the paranormal is normal. Cite three instances where a paranormal activity is treated like a perfectly normal occurrence.

Essay Topic 2

How does the desolate opening scene change when it is revisited near the end of the book as Reg, Dirk, and Richard time travel? What aspects remain the same? What circumstances and situations create a different outcome the second time around?

Essay Topic 3

The Electric Monk is a quirky character and a key literary device. Explain who and what the Electric Monk is. Then, explain how he helps create and advance the book's plot.

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