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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Richard goes out to meet Dirk at their designated meeting spot after talking with Susan, he discovers that:
(a) The library burned down.
(b) The pizza place is closed.
(c) The hospital staff is talking about Gordon's death.
(d) The coffee shop doesn't exist.

2. Reg's memory is starting to fade, but he's still good at what?
(a) Magic tricks.
(b) Shakespeare recitations.
(c) Fruit juggling.
(d) Number recall.

3. As Gordon heads towards his cabin, he's disappointed that as a ghost, he can't do what?
(a) Wail or moan.
(b) Pass through walls.
(c) Leave this town.
(d) Float or drift.

4. After Richard sees the horse in Reg's bathroom, he leaves and knocks on a neighbor's door. Who answers?
(a) His ex-girlfriend.
(b) His ex-boss.
(c) The little girl who kicked the table at the Coleridge dinner.
(d) The professor nobody has spoken to in years.

5. In Chapter 12, after Richard swerves wildly, slams on the brakes, and skids to a stop, he finds himself on the road:
(a) Hovering an inch above ground.
(b) Underneath a tall truck.
(c) Facing the wrong way.
(d) Next to a flock of sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard writes Anthem, a financial spreadsheet that translates business financial numbers, into what?

2. At the start of Chapter 3, what is Susan Way waiting for?

3. Thinking about the figure in his trunk, a ghostly Gordon wonders if it really was wearing what?

4. After a dead Gordon decides to try to get to his cabin, what does he notice about his body?

5. As a light rain falls on primordial Earth, what is stuck as a river of mud flows past it?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Richard leaves Reg's place after seeing a horse in the bathroom, what surprises him about the front door landing?

2. What does Richard see the first time that he goes to Dirk's agency?

3. Why does Dirk Gently get kicked out of college?

4. When Susan enters her apartment and finds Richard there, what does she do?

5. Why does Richard dislike Michael Wenton-Weakes?

6. Describe the range of emotions Susan experiences in Chapter 3.

7. Explain what happens after Gordon's ghost arrives at his cottage.

8. How does Gordon Way, founder of WayForward Technologies, flesh out his numerous business ideas?

9. What happens when Gordon Way gets out of his car to check his trunk?

10. After forgetting to take Susan to the Coleridge dinner, how does Richard make things worse with her?

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