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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. After Gordon dies and looks at his body, what upsets him?
2. Reg explains to Richard that his position was created by King George the Third to answer what?
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. Who founded WayForward Technologies?
5. In Chapter 3, why is Susan Way angry with her boyfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 2, why is the Electric Monk completely still as he sits atop his horse?
2. When Susan enters her apartment and finds Richard there, what does she do?
3. Why does the little girl, Sarah, pass around a pot at the Coleridge dinner?
4. As Chapter 4 opens, two men are walking towards a dinner on campus honoring Samuel T. Coleridge. Who are these two men?
5. What happens when Gordon Way gets out of his car to check his trunk?
6. After forgetting to take Susan to the Coleridge dinner, how does Richard make things worse with her?
7. How does Gordon Way, founder of WayForward Technologies, flesh out his numerous business ideas?
8. Dirk Gently doesn't appear in earnest until about a third of the way into the story. Is he the main character, or is someone else the main character of the story?
9. Why does Dirk Gently get kicked out of college?
10. When Richard leaves Reg's place after seeing a horse in the bathroom, what surprises him about the front door landing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Dirk Gently and Richard MacDuff. What attributes define each character? What are their flaws? At what points in the story does each one get a turn being the hero?
Essay Topic 2
All the seemingly unconnected pieces of the author's big puzzle come together near the end. Describe three key pieces of the puzzle that lead the main characters to realize that the human race is in danger if the alien ghost is allowed to carry out his plans.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the book, questions remain as to whether or not Dirk Gently truly has psychic powers. In your opinion, does he or does he not have special psychic abilities? What other abilities does he possess (such as keen powers of observation) that might make him seem psychic to a casual observer?
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