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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dirk Cjelli make a name for himself while he's in college?
(a) By inventing the precursor to the Electric Monk.
(b) Through his ability to sleep thirty hours straight.
(c) By denying stories about his psychic abilities.
(d) Through his ability to read tea leaves.

2. The author notes that even though a rider may sit on a horse all day long and not think about the creature, the one being sat upon:
(a) Can't help but form an opinion of the one sitting upon it.
(b) Wants a break now and again.
(c) Would like the roles to be reversed.
(d) Thinks the one sitting upon it is selfish and stubborn.

3. When Susan listens to her answering machine tape and hears Gordon's rambling message, what does she do?
(a) Laughs at her brother's crazy antics.
(b) Wonders who switched tapes on her.
(c) Panics because Gordon seems to be in trouble.
(d) Cuts the message short and gives the tape to Richard.

4. Why does Richard start to fall asleep at the dinner in Chapter 6?
(a) A reader is reciting a poem.
(b) The professor has hypnotized him.
(c) Harp music is playing.
(d) He's eaten too much.

5. When Gordon Way leaves a message on Susan's answering machine, what does he request of her?
(a) To get Richard working in earnest on Anthem.
(b) To get Michael to meet with him the following day.
(c) To get Dirk on a case immediately.
(d) To get Reg to stop doing his conspicuous tricks.

6. After Michael Wenton-Weakes' father dies, who takes over the family publishing business?
(a) Michael's brother.
(b) Dirk Gently.
(c) Richard MacDuff.
(d) Michael's mother.

7. Who had told Richard about L'Esprit d'Escalier?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Michael.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Reg.

8. What happens as the Electric Monk wonders what to do about Gordon, about his own missing horse, and about his belief systems?
(a) Gordon's ghost appears to him.
(b) Dirk finds him and tries to reprogram his circuits.
(c) It begins to snow.
(d) Two men drop off his horse in the pasture.

9. After Richard apologizes to Susan and she vents some of her anger, she tells him she has to work that weekend and:
(a) Tells him to bring a pizza.
(b) Kicks him out.
(c) Forgives him.
(d) Tickles him.

10. When Richard leaves Reg's place after seeing a horse in the bathroom, he notices that:
(a) There are no cars parked in front of the house.
(b) There is a second identical horse standing by the front door.
(c) There are no scratch marks from the horse's hooves by the front door.
(d) There is a pile of hay on the front porch.

11. Who is Michael Wenton-Weakes' father?
(a) Count Olen.
(b) Lord Magna.
(c) Sir Rothington.
(d) Judge Barton.

12. Why does Dirk offer Richard his services as a detective?
(a) Police suspect Richard of stealing a horse.
(b) Richard is afraid Susan is seeing Michael behind his back.
(c) Richard's cat has been missing since Easter.
(d) Police suspect Richard of being involved in Gordon's murder.

13. While Gordon Way drives his car and leaves a lengthy phone message for Susan, what does he hear?
(a) An explosion to the west.
(b) A noise coming from the car trunk.
(c) A loud siren all around him.
(d) A huge jet flying overhead.

14. As the Electric Monk looks across a vast valley, he begins to imagine that he'll find a door here leading to where?
(a) The factory where he was made.
(b) A fast-food restaurant.
(c) The inside of the moon.
(d) A distant world.

15. What does Richard do after taking the tape out of Susan Way's answering machine?
(a) Puts it in his pocket.
(b) Puts it back in.
(c) Throws it out the window.
(d) Burns it.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a ghostly Gordon makes his way to his cabin, he wonders what will happen to his what?

2. What command does the college porter give to a "strange priest" who turns out to be the Electric Monk?

3. In Chapter 7, when Gordon Way stops to fill his car with petrol, what else does he do?

4. Who founded WayForward Technologies?

5. When Reg prepares tea for Richard, he ends up spilling it all over the floor. What causes him to do this?

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