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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Electric Monk continues to stare at the presumed pinkness of the valley below him, what comes to his mind?
(a) Fear that he will never move again.
(b) Doubt regarding its pinkness.
(c) The recollection that he hasn't eaten in months.
(d) The idea that pink is a pretty color.

2. When Richard first arrives at Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, he overhears Dirk explain to someone at the other end of the phone line that his job involves doing what?
(a) Tracking down and reprogramming Electronic Monks.
(b) Finding a pattern in the holistic interconnectedness of all things.
(c) Guessing why horses mysteriously end up in bathrooms.
(d) Comparing fingerprints and footprints to find similarities between cases.

3. After college and after several failed jobs, Richard MacDuff has achieved great success in what field?
(a) Computer programming.
(b) Voice acting.
(c) Book writing.
(d) Pool lifeguarding.

4. After Dirk Gently calls Richard and scolds him for going to the window and allowing himself to be photographed, he tells Richard to meet him where?
(a) Coffee shop.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Pizza place.
(d) Library.

5. As a light rain falls on primordial Earth, what is stuck as a river of mud flows past it?
(a) Hat.
(b) Elevator.
(c) Tower.
(d) Cannon.

6. In Chapter 12, after Richard goes home and pours himself a brandy, the author says there are three reasons he starts to shake, including what?
(a) The apparition of Gordon.
(b) The UFO.
(c) The appearance of the time machine.
(d) The look in the monk's eyes.

7. When Richard returns from doing an errand, he finds Dirk on the phone defending a trip to Bermuda, claiming that while he was there he successfully did what?
(a) Solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
(b) Reprogrammed thirteen Electronic Monks.
(c) Traced the interconnectedness of all things.
(d) Found nineteen missing cats.

8. When Richard wakes up at the start of Chapter 16, he decides to make it up to Susan by doing what?
(a) Buying her expensive jewelry.
(b) Taking her on an expensive cruise.
(c) Buying her an expensive computer.
(d) Taking her to an expensive restaurant.

9. In Chapter 12, as a lost Richard drives down the road trying to read his maps, he's also trying to place a phone call with whom?
(a) Reg.
(b) Susan.
(c) Gordon.
(d) Dirk.

10. Why does Richard MacDuff dislike Michael Wenton-Weakes?
(a) He is wealthy and feels sorry for himself.
(b) Michael dumped Richard's sister.
(c) Michael got Richard fired.
(d) He is arrogant and has no conscience.

11. When the little girl at the dinner party in Chapter 4 grows restless and kicks the table, what does her father do?
(a) Orders ice cream for her.
(b) Pretends not to notice.
(c) Laughs loudly.
(d) Scolds her.

12. After a dead Gordon decides to try to get to his cabin, what does he notice about his body?
(a) It doesn't look like him.
(b) It's missing.
(c) It has moved twenty feet.
(d) It's twitching.

13. Why does the founder of WayForward Technologies like to call people and leave long, rambling messages on their answering machines?
(a) To keep from feeling lonely.
(b) To keep employees on their toes.
(c) To think ideas through.
(d) To get them to answer their phones.

14. When Richard goes out to meet Dirk at their designated meeting spot after talking with Susan, he discovers that:
(a) The pizza place is closed.
(b) The coffee shop doesn't exist.
(c) The hospital staff is talking about Gordon's death.
(d) The library burned down.

15. In Chapter 7, when Gordon Way stops to fill his car with petrol, what else does he do?
(a) Overfills his tires with air.
(b) Talks to an unusual cat.
(c) Finishes a phone call.
(d) Buys a pack of batteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Richard sees the horse in Reg's bathroom, he leaves and knocks on a neighbor's door. Who answers?

2. What happens when Richard scans Susan Way's answering machine tape in search of his own message?

3. How old is the alien ghost that roams Earth filled with guilt and loneliness?

4. As the Electric Monk looks across a vast valley, he begins to imagine that he'll find a door here leading to where?

5. When Richard calls Susan to apologize for forgetting to bring her to the college dinner, he suggests they do what?

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