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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard sees what appears to be someone lugging a body into a field, he dismisses this as merely what?
(a) A man dressed as Santa bringing home presents.
(b) A farmer carrying a sackful of something nutritious.
(c) A landscaper carrying a bag of clippings.
(d) An actor practicing his improv.

2. When Richard leafs through the phone book looking for Dirk Gently's phone number, he:
(a) Finds twelve different numbers under the same name.
(b) Has trouble finding it.
(c) Discovers that pages are missing from the phone book.
(d) Finds it under Dirk's former name.

3. Dirk hears Gordon's ghost on the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment. What does the ghost want?
(a) To have someone search his car.
(b) To leave a message on Richard's answering machine.
(c) To leave a message for Reg's associate.
(d) To have someone search his cottage.

4. In college, why do fellow students start to wine and dine Dirk?
(a) To keep him from doing well in his classes.
(b) They need his help in solving crime cases.
(c) They enjoy his company.
(d) To learn more about future exams.

5. When Richard and Dirk visit Reg, why does Dirk prompt Richard to ask about the conjuring trick?
(a) To get Reg to confirm what Dirk already knows.
(b) Dirk wants to learn how to do this trick.
(c) Dirk is too shy to ask about it himself.
(d) To get Richard to break the ice between them.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dirk questions Richard about information revealed under hypnosis, he first asks about what?

2. The ancient alien ghost tells Richard that upon reading his article about music, he was what?

3. The ancient alien ghost explains that he came from where?

4. When the little girl at the dinner party in Chapter 4 grows restless and kicks the table, what does her father do?

5. When Michael Wenton-Weakes digs into his wastebasket, he pulls out a copy of the magazine Fathom and finds what?

(see the answer key)

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