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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was trying to use Dirk's agency telephone to make a call to Susan?
(a) The alient ghost.
(b) Richard.
(c) Michael.
(d) Gordon's ghost.

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

3. At the end of the story, Richard is able to make reservations for dinner with Susan at a very expensive, elite restaurant that's booked three weeks in advance by doing what?
(a) Having Dirk tip the host.
(b) Getting the ghost to scare the regulars out.
(c) Claiming he took part in saving the world.
(d) Going back in time.

4. Dirk hears Gordon's ghost on the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment. What does the ghost want?
(a) To leave a message for Reg's associate.
(b) To have someone search his car.
(c) To leave a message on Richard's answering machine.
(d) To have someone search his cottage.

5. What does Sergeant Gilks determine after listening to the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment?
(a) Dirk's connection to Gordon.
(b) Gordon's time of death.
(c) The reason for Reg's reluctance to talk about Gordon.
(d) Richard's reason for wanting Gordon dead.

6. Reg explains to Richard, Dirk, and the alien ghost that the dodo would not have become extinct had he not done what?
(a) Moved the horse out of his bathroom.
(b) Placed the salt shaker inside the old Greek pot.
(c) Fallen in love with Susan.
(d) Saved a prehistoric fish.

7. The ancient alien ghost explains that he and his party landed on Earth for what?
(a) To replenish mineral supplies.
(b) To start a new colony.
(c) To hide from their planet's police.
(d) To look for food.

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 Dirk's agency.
(c) Ad for Electronic Monks.
(d) Article about Susan.

9. 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) Large bowling pins.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) A tray of sushi.
(d) Scuba equipment.

10. When Reg tells his story to Richard and Dirk, he says he's so old that:
(a) He makes the chancellor look young.
(b) His gray hair has turned gray twenty times over.
(c) He doesn't remember who he is.
(d) He's seen the beginning and end of countless nations.

11. At Richard's place, Detective Inspector Mason is accompanied by Sergeant Gilks, who is:
(a) Michael's half brother.
(b) Gordon's former college roommate.
(c) The person who got Dirk kicked out of college.
(d) The officer who found Richard on the road.

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

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

14. The ancient alien ghost tells Richard that upon reading his article about music, he was what?
(a) Reminded of his mother.
(b) Reminded of his favorite song.
(c) Deeply disturbed.
(d) Deeply moved.

15. In order to stop the alien ghost from preventing life from starting on Earth, Richard, Reg and Dirk travel forward to:
(a) Clinton's era.
(b) Coleridge's era.
(c) The day man discovers fire.
(d) The year before the dodo becomes extinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Richard comes out of hypnosis, where does Dirk take him to talk about what he learned during the session?

2. Dirk insists on talking about Richard's sofa with him because he firmly believes that:

3. The world that the ancient alien came from is what?

4. In Chapter 28, Reg explains that for several months he hadn't been using the time machine because:

5. When Richard visits Susan to comfort her after Gordon's death, the phone rings; Richard answers it and hears what?

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