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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. Where does Reg go to get face powder to conceal his tan?
(a) Another planet.
(b) A parallel universe.
(c) The local pharmacy.
(d) The campus theater.

2. Why does Richard call Susan after Dirk gives him the details of Gordon's death a second time?
(a) Richard fears for Susan's life.
(b) Dirk tells Richard that Susan is looking for him.
(c) Susan and Richard are supposed to be on a date.
(d) Richard doesn't believe Dirk.

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

4. 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 conversations lead to answers.
(c) The sofa is an alien in disguise.
(d) All things are fundamentally interconnected.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving the vital piece of information from Richard about a murder, Dirk realizes that the alien ghost was able to possess Michael because:

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?

3. Reg's explanation of his magic tricks reveals that he has been:

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

5. Why do Reg, Richard, and Dirk travel across time to a rain forest in Mauritius in 1676?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Michael Wenton-Weakes wakes up in a strange mood, what has he just dreamed about?

2. Why has Michael brought scuba gear with him to Reg's time machine?

3. At the end of the book, how does Richard finally do right by Susan?

4. Why do Dirk and Reg seem so familiar with each other?

5. How does Dirk manipulate the police when he gets to Richard's apartment?

6. Explain why Dirk hypnotizes Richard.

7. Why does Richard jump into a canal?

8. How do Chapters 18 - 20 hint at characters being possessed by ghosts?

9. How does Reg behave when he takes Dirk and Richard with him back in time to a rain forest?

10. Explain how the book's opening scene is repeated near the end of the book, but with a twist.

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