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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. What happens as the Electric Monk wonders what to do about Gordon, about his own missing horse, and about his belief systems?
(a) Dirk finds him and tries to reprogram his circuits.
(b) Gordon's ghost appears to him.
(c) It begins to snow.
(d) Two men drop off his horse in the pasture.

2. In Chapter 12, as a lost Richard drives down the road trying to read his maps, he's also trying to place a phone call with whom?
(a) Gordon.
(b) Susan.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Reg.

3. Even though he's a ghost, Gordon grows tired of walking down a deserted road and wonders if he might be able to do what?
(a) Drink chai tea.
(b) Teleport automatically.
(c) Sprout wings and fly.
(d) Hitch a ride.

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

5. When he was living, what did the alien ghost driven to madness hope to accomplish on Earth?
(a) Open an etiquette school.
(b) Meet the smartest human on the planet.
(c) Change the value of pi.
(d) Establish a utopian paradise.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard wakes up at the start of Chapter 16, he decides to make it up to Susan by doing what?

2. What is the Electric Monk?

3. After Gordon dies and looks at his body, what upsets him?

4. During his finals, Dirk makes a bet to try to disprove what?

5. When Susan listens to her answering machine tape and hears Gordon's rambling message, what does she do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the Electric Monk confused after killing Gordon?

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

4. What belief system does the Electric Monk subscribe to after he starts doubting that the valley before him is pink?

5. Dirk Gently doesn't appear in earnest until about a third of the way into the story. Is he the main character, or is someone else the main character of the story?

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

7. How does Richard explain to himself the vision he gets of Gordon Way standing in the middle of the road?

8. How does Richard discover that his boss, Gordon, has been murdered?

9. As a ghostly Gordon makes his way to his cottage, what does he ponder?

10. What does Gordon Way do on the last day of his life?

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