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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. Urban Chronotis is Regius Professor of what?
2. In Chapter 13, who is the person spying with the binoculars?
3. Why does the founder of WayForward Technologies like to call people and leave long, rambling messages on their answering machines?
4. Richard writes Anthem, a financial spreadsheet that translates business financial numbers, into what?
5. What does the roaming alien ghost who is driven mad with guilt and loneliness want?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is an Electric Monk?
2. Why and how does Reg entertain Sarah, a bored little girl attending the Coleridge dinner?
3. Describe similarities and differences between WayForward Technologies I and II.
4. What types of phone conversations does Dirk have at his detective agency?
5. When Richard asks one of Reg's neighbors about the horse, what response does he get?
6. What does Gordon Way do on the last day of his life?
7. Describe the mysterious tower the author writes about as the book opens.
8. After forgetting to take Susan to the Coleridge dinner, how does Richard make things worse with her?
9. Explain why fellow students liked to wine and dine Dirk Gently.
10. Why can't Richard bring Susan to the French restaurant, L'Esprit d'Escalier?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Relationships in this story are complicated. Analyze the complexities and nuances of the following relationships:
1. Richard and Susan.
2. Dirk and Reg.
3. The Electric Monk and his horse.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the prominent ghosts in this story, namely, Gordon Way's ghost and the ancient alien ghost. What frustrations do they share? What is each ghost's primary goal or mission? How do their intents differ? What vital role does each ghost play in the story?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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