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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, who breaks into someone's apartment?
(a) Richard.
(b) Reg.
(c) Susan.
(d) Dirk.

2. After Gordon dies and steps out of his body, what does he find surprising?
(a) People can see him.
(b) His car is intact.
(c) He's still conscious.
(d) He can fly.

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

4. How does Gordon Way die at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Falling off a cliff.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) By shotgun.
(d) Chokes on a cracker.

5. When Richard talks with Reg in Chapter 8, he indicates that he's in a relationship with whom?
(a) Kate Anselm.
(b) Padma Singh.
(c) Susan Way.
(d) Kubla Kahn.

6. In Chapter 3, Susan Way tells Michael to do what?
(a) Leave a package at the Brazil Club.
(b) Never call again.
(c) Meet her at the Tangiers Club.
(d) Pick up an olive pizza.

7. Richard accuses Dirk of doing what?
(a) Incorrectly reprogramming Electric Monks.
(b) Running a scam and stealing old ladies' money.
(c) Changing his name to avoid paying taxes.
(d) Killing Gordon and stealing the body.

8. Urban Chronotis is Regius Professor of what?
(a) Chronology.
(b) Neuritis.
(c) Lymphadenitis.
(d) Chronicles.

9. When Richard calls L'Esprit d'Escalier, what does he find out?
(a) The cruise ship is retired from the fleet.
(b) Nobody carries this computer model any longer.
(c) Reservations have to be made three weeks in advance.
(d) After a third robbery, the jewelry store has shut down.

10. How does the horse regard the Electric Monk that rides it?
(a) It is eager to follow the rider's orders.
(b) It feels it is infinitely smarter and more attractive than the rider.
(c) It admires and respects the rider greatly.
(d) It is tired of putting up with the rider's silly situations.

11. At the start of Chapter 3, what is Susan Way waiting for?
(a) Sign from above.
(b) Pizza delivery.
(c) Phone call or doorbell.
(d) Pay raise or promotion.

12. What happens to the glowing object that is stuck on primordial Earth?
(a) Freezes.
(b) Crystalizes.
(c) Explodes.
(d) Time travels.

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

14. With Richard at his detective agency, Dirk talks by phone to a woman whose cat he found and tries to convince her to do what?
(a) Recommend him to another client.
(b) Feed her cat.
(c) Move to Moscow.
(d) Pay the bill.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he searches for a door in the valley, the Electric Monk is temporarily distracted by a what?

3. After Gordon's ghost arrives at his seven-bedroom cottage, he faints upon discovering what in the kitchen?

4. Even though he's a ghost, Gordon grows tired of walking down a deserted road and wonders if he might be able to do what?

5. While Richard drives and leaves a lengthy message of apology on Susan's answering machine, he swerves because he sees what?

(see the answer keys)

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