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

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

3. When Richard and Dirk go to Reg's home, Richard learns that:
(a) Susan has paid Reg a visit.
(b) Dirk already knows Reg.
(c) Reg has completely lost his mind.
(d) The Electric Monk has paid Reg a visit.

4. At Richard's place, Detective Inspector Mason is accompanied by Sergeant Gilks, who is:
(a) The officer who found Richard on the road.
(b) Gordon's former college roommate.
(c) Michael's half brother.
(d) The person who got Dirk kicked out of college.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richard goes to Susan's place to comfort her after her brother's death, he finds her doing what?

2. The ancient alien ghost explains that he came from where?

3. When Michael Wenton-Weakes digs into his wastebasket, he pulls out a copy of the magazine Fathom and finds what?

4. When Reg tells his story to Richard and Dirk, he says he's so old that:

5. What is the point of the blue squiggles Dirk writes on a piece of paper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Richard jump into a canal?

3. Summarize how the alien ghost ends up on Earth.

4. Why does Dirk want Richard to ask Reg about his conjuring act?

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

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

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

8. Explain how Dirk and Richard feel about ghosts.

9. Why does Dirk purchase an easy to use phone with large red push-buttons for his detective agency?

10. Susan keeps getting phone calls where all she hears is a faint wind. What are these calls about?

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