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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the alien ghost's explanation, what has been orbiting Earth undetected since the explosion that killed him and his friends?
(a) A feeble ghost of his exploded ship.
(b) A giant beach ball.
(c) The mothership.
(d) The Electric Monk's ship.

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

3. After Reg talks to Richard and Dirk and explains the whole business about the horse, the ghost, the face powder, and quantum jumps, he mentions that:
(a) The horse didn't want to leave.
(b) Quantum jumps add years to one's life.
(c) The powder gave him a rash.
(d) The ghost has left.

4. What is the point of the blue squiggles Dirk writes on a piece of paper?
(a) He is trying to solve the problem of the conjuring trick.
(b) He wants to recreate the energy diagrams of water.
(c) He wants to see if a hypnotized Richard can read them.
(d) He is trying to communicate with the ghost.

5. When Michael Wenton-Weakes wakes up in a strange mood, he realizes that he had just dreamed about what?
(a) Horses, pastures, and freedom.
(b) Radios, mixed messages, and purple flowers.
(c) Mud, loneliness, and strange crawling creatures.
(d) Sand, sun, and surf.

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

7. When Detective Inspector Mason arrives at Richard's apartment, what does he order police officers to do?
(a) Look under the beds.
(b) Move the sofa.
(c) Check the microwave.
(d) Confiscate the computers.

8. When Michael Wenton-Weakes digs into his wastebasket, he pulls out a copy of the magazine Fathom and finds what?
(a) Article written by Richard.
(b) Ad for Electronic Monks.
(c) Article about Susan.
(d) Ad for Dirk's agency.

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

10. 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) Writes a poem about Gordon Way.
(b) Goes upstairs and listens to music.
(c) Calls Susan and asks if she's still seeing Richard.
(d) Takes out his cello and starts playing a sad tune.

11. When the engines of the alien spaceship were damaged upon landing, the now-ghost had sent the Electric Monk out to do what?
(a) Send an interdimensional signal.
(b) Check the engines.
(c) Bring back rock specimens.
(d) Look for life on the planet.

12. Dirk figures out that the alien ghost wants to wipe out humanity and:
(a) Start over and build his own paradise.
(b) Start over with dolphins as the dominant species.
(c) Haunt a planet free of annoying people.
(d) Let trees take over the world.

13. Reg's explanation of his magic tricks reveals that he has been:
(a) Possessed by a ghost.
(b) Time traveling.
(c) Abducted by aliens.
(d) Hallucinating.

14. When the time machine leaves the rain forest and heads back to Cambridge, a knock on the door reveals Michael standing there with what?
(a) Scuba equipment.
(b) Large bowling pins.
(c) A tray of sushi.
(d) A wheelbarrow.

15. When Richard checks where he is so that he can tell Susan by phone, he sees a black tower next to a river of mud. When he asks where they are, what is Dirk's reply?
(a) "Iceland."
(b) "Outer space."
(c) "Bermuda."
(d) "The past."

Short Answer Questions

1. When Michael, possessed by the alien ghost, leaves the time machine and heads toward the tower, what is he wearing?

2. The ghost explains that he was able to enter Samuel Taylor Coleridge's mind when he was what?

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

4. Who was trying to use Dirk's agency telephone to make a call to Susan?

5. When Dirk listens to the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment, he realizes that:

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