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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most important principle that Richard tries to convey to Dickie?
(a) You Can Rise Above the Pain.
(b) What Goes Around Comes Around.
(c) Bad Stuff Happens to Good People.
(d) Life Is.

2. Dickie is fearful of death and _______________________.
(a) the end of the world.
(b) torture.
(c) pain.
(d) suffering.

3. What subject does Leslie ask Richard if he is going to talk to Dickie about?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Education.
(d) Honesty.

4. In Chapter 19, where are Richard and Leslie preparing to go?
(a) A formal party.
(b) Work.
(c) A movie.
(d) A restaurant.

5. Dickie leaves Richard without _______________.
(a) telling him he loves him.
(b) leaving an address.
(c) apologizing to him.
(d) saying goodbye.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cracked dry earth where Dickie lives symbolizes _______________________.

2. What is Richard doing when Dickie appears in Chapter 31?

3. Richard teaches Dickie about self preservation and _____________________.

4. What does Richard see from the air that the adult brain says it could not reasonably survive?

5. What word does Richard tell Dickie to remember when Dickie asks about marriage?

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