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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Dirk saves the world, Richard asks:
(a) To see a psychiatrist.
(b) To go home.
(c) For a detailed explanation.
(d) For a ride to the university.

2. When Richard and Dirk go to Reg's home, Richard learns that:
(a) Dirk already knows Reg.
(b) Reg has completely lost his mind.
(c) Susan has paid Reg a visit.
(d) The Electric Monk has paid Reg a visit.

3. The ghost explains that he was able to enter Samuel Taylor Coleridge's mind when he was what?
(a) An old man.
(b) A toddler.
(c) On laudanum.
(d) In love.

4. Richard presses Reg to explain how he got the salt shaker into the old Greek pot, and Reg replies that:
(a) It would take months to explain it.
(b) He mentally rearranged the atoms.
(c) He hasn't the slightest idea how he did it.
(d) He got the man who made the pot to put it in.

5. Why do Reg, Richard, and Dirk travel across time to a rain forest in Mauritius in 1676?
(a) To save a type of iguana from extinction.
(b) To see a dodo bird.
(c) To retrieve a watch Reg had left behind.
(d) To get away from the alien ghost.

6. What three magic words has the Electric Monk been saying to people after listening to their troubles?
(a) "All is well."
(b) "I believe you."
(c) "Time to go."
(d) "You are right."

7. When Dirk questions Richard about information revealed under hypnosis, he first asks about what?
(a) Reg's magic tricks.
(b) Richard's computer program.
(c) Michael's former magazine.
(d) Susan's cello performances.

8. After seeking advice from Nicola, who is ill, about a cello piece with challenging fingering, Susan gets a call. She answers it and hears what?
(a) Distant cry of wind.
(b) Desperate crying.
(c) High-pitched screeching sound.
(d) Disturbing laughter.

9. After waking up from unusual dreams, pondering the events of the night before, and realizing he has no lunch date planned, what does Michael Wenton-Weakes do?
(a) Calls Susan and asks if she's still seeing Richard.
(b) Writes a poem about Gordon Way.
(c) Goes upstairs and listens to music.
(d) Takes out his cello and starts playing a sad tune.

10. Why does Richard call Susan after Dirk gives him the details of Gordon's death a second time?
(a) Susan and Richard are supposed to be on a date.
(b) Richard fears for Susan's life.
(c) Richard doesn't believe Dirk.
(d) Dirk tells Richard that Susan is looking for him.

11. Why did the alien's ship that landed on Earth several billion years ago explode?
(a) Lightning struck the ship.
(b) The engines weren't ready.
(c) Nobody knows.
(d) The Electric Monk pushed the wrong button.

12. When Dirk brings up the matter of Richard's sofa, Richard is appalled, since he feels they should be talking about what instead?
(a) Susan's new boyfriend.
(b) Gordon's death.
(c) Wormholes.
(d) Time travel.

13. After Richard comes out of hypnosis, where does Dirk take him to talk about what he learned during the session?
(a) A tea shop.
(b) The canal.
(c) The pool.
(d) A pizza place.

14. Why does Dirk get an unusual phone with big red push-buttons?
(a) To make his agency look more reputable.
(b) It was on sale.
(c) So that a ghost can use it easily.
(d) He had thrown his previous phone out the window.

15. What is Reg's main reason for traveling through time?
(a) To hide when necessary.
(b) To correct the past.
(c) To make his magic tricks possible.
(d) To watch shows he has missed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reg's resistance to the poltergeist results in what?

2. Dirk tells Richard that under hypnosis, he was able to remember details he's not even aware of consciously, including a full description of what?

3. When the time machine leaves the rain forest and heads back to Cambridge, a knock on the door reveals Michael standing there with what?

4. Reg replies "You're standing in it" in response to Dirk's question of where is the what?

5. During Richard's phone conversation with Susan about Gordon's murder, he learns that the police:

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