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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dirk do when a police officer is about to saw Richard's sofa in half?
(a) Sends the officer back through time.
(b) Transforms the saw into a butter knife.
(c) Orders him to guard the sofa instead.
(d) Faints in order to cause a distraction.

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

3. Dirk insists on talking about Richard's sofa with him because he firmly believes that:
(a) Someone has hidden a message inside the sofa.
(b) All things are fundamentally interconnected.
(c) The sofa is an alien in disguise.
(d) All conversations lead to answers.

4. In Chapter 28, Reg explains that for several months he hadn't been using the time machine because:
(a) He was afraid to go back and face his nemesis.
(b) He didn't want to arouse suspicion.
(c) He needed to fix a broken circuit.
(d) He felt something had been trying to force him to use it.

5. When Michael, possessed by the alien ghost, leaves the time machine and heads toward the tower, what is he wearing?
(a) Angel wings.
(b) Red tie.
(c) Space suit.
(d) Scuba gear.

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

7. 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) Let trees take over the world.
(d) Haunt a planet free of annoying people.

8. The ancient alien ghost that has possessed Michael Wenton-Weakes had been driven mad by what?
(a) The knowledge of what he'd done after the accident.
(b) The annoying lectures he heard while haunting the campus.
(c) The distinction between green and black tea.
(d) The rising price of petrol.

9. When Richard goes to Susan's place to comfort her after her brother's death, he finds her doing what?
(a) Staring out the window.
(b) Playing the cello.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Looking at photo albums.

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

11. 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) Disturbing laughter.
(b) Desperate crying.
(c) Distant cry of wind.
(d) High-pitched screeching sound.

12. 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 on Richard's answering machine.
(b) To have someone search his cottage.
(c) To leave a message for Reg's associate.
(d) To have someone search his car.

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

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

15. How long has Reg been at Cambridge?
(a) Two thousand years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two hundred years.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Gordon's death, how does Dirk manage to get into Richard's apartment?

2. When Richard and Dirk go to Reg's home, Richard learns that:

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?

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

5. The ancient alien ghost tells Richard that upon reading his article about music, he was what?

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