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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Going back in time.
(d) Claiming he took part in saving the world.

2. 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.

3. The world that the ancient alien came from is what?
(a) Peaceful and calm.
(b) Small and independent.
(c) Beautiful and blue.
(d) Violent and troubled.

4. Reg replies "You're standing in it" in response to Dirk's question of where is the what?
(a) Haunted room.
(b) Time machine.
(c) Alien spaceship.
(d) Potions lab.

5. With Michael now possessed by a ghost speaking through him, Dirk, Richard, and Reg learn what?
(a) The ghost has greatly enjoyed his experiences on Earth.
(b) The ghost is hungry for a plate of sardines.
(c) Michael frequently dabbled in sorcery.
(d) Michael was easier to control than Reg or Richard were.

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

7. The ancient alien ghost explains that he came from where?
(a) Elabasa.
(b) Salaxala.
(c) Overtina.
(d) Belonani.

8. After Reg discusses the matter of getting the salt shaker into the old Greek pot, Dirk explains that:
(a) He once got a teacup stuck in a jar.
(b) Richard doesn't yet know the secret.
(c) The police are still questioning Susan.
(d) They have no time to waste.

9. 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.

10. During Richard's phone conversation with Susan about Gordon's murder, he learns that the police:
(a) Have a long list of suspects.
(b) No longer suspect him.
(c) Are ruling it a suicide.
(d) Now suspect Dirk.

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

12. At the end of the book, Richard has a phone conversation with Reg during which he learns that:
(a) Reg is no longer in love with Susan.
(b) Reg took the Electric Monk and his horse back to their home.
(c) Gordon managed to leave Reg a message before vanishing.
(d) Dirk took the time machine into the future.

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

14. After Dirk saves the whole human race from extinction, what does he crave?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A slice of apple pie.
(c) A pizza.
(d) An orange.

15. In talking to Reg, Dirk figures out that when Richard seemed hypnotized, he really was:
(a) Asleep.
(b) Possessed by a ghost.
(c) Confused.
(d) Pretending to be hypnotized.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Reg's main reason for traveling through time?

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

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

5. What does Sergeant Gilks determine after listening to the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment?

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