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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. While Richard tries to explain to Susan who his friend Dirk Gently is, who arrives?
2. The ancient alien ghost explains that he came from where?
3. When Michael Wenton-Weakes wakes up in a strange mood, he realizes that he had just dreamed about what?
4. When Richard and Dirk visit Reg, why does Dirk prompt Richard to ask about the conjuring trick?
5. While Dirk, Reg, and Richard try to figure out what's behind all the strange recent events, who shows up at the gates of St. Cedd's carrying a large nylon bag?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how the book's opening scene is repeated near the end of the book, but with a twist.
2. How does Dirk use the time machine to stop Michael from following the ghost's orders on primordial Earth?
3. Why does Dirk purchase an easy to use phone with large red push-buttons for his detective agency?
4. Why does Dirk want Richard to ask Reg about his conjuring act?
5. At the end of the book, how does Richard finally do right by Susan?
6. When Michael Wenton-Weakes wakes up in a strange mood, what has he just dreamed about?
7. How does Reg get the salt shaker into young Sarah's old Greek pot?
8. Susan keeps getting phone calls where all she hears is a faint wind. What are these calls about?
9. Why does Richard jump into a canal?
10. What does Michael reveal to drunken train travelers when he is possessed by an ancient alien ghost?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Professor Urban Chronotis, commonly known as Reg, an absent-minded professor, a genius, or a little of both? Support your answer with passages from the book.
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
In this book, the paranormal is normal. Cite three instances where a paranormal activity is treated like a perfectly normal occurrence.
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