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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the horse regard the Electric Monk that rides it?
2. 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?
3. When Richard returns from doing an errand, he finds Dirk on the phone defending a trip to Bermuda, claiming that while he was there he successfully did what?
4. After Dirk finally stops talking on the phone and welcomes Richard to his agency, he indicates that the light from the window works, gravity works, but with everything else, they simply have to:
5. How old is the alien ghost that roams Earth filled with guilt and loneliness?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Gordon Way gets out of his car to check his trunk?
2. In Chapter 2, why is the Electric Monk completely still as he sits atop his horse?
3. Why can't Richard bring Susan to the French restaurant, L'Esprit d'Escalier?
4. Why does Dirk Gently get kicked out of college?
5. What types of phone conversations does Dirk have at his detective agency?
6. Within the context of breaking into Susan's apartment, explain why Richard appears to be someone who makes poor choices.
7. 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?
8. When Susan enters her apartment and finds Richard there, what does she do?
9. How does Gordon Way, founder of WayForward Technologies, flesh out his numerous business ideas?
10. Why and how does Reg entertain Sarah, a bored little girl attending the Coleridge dinner?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Expand upon the following themes covered extensively in this book:
1. The cause and effect nature of making choices.
2. The interconnectedness of all occurrences, especially those that seem random.
Essay Topic 2
In this book, the paranormal is normal. Cite three instances where a paranormal activity is treated like a perfectly normal occurrence.
Essay Topic 3
Relationships in this story are complicated. Analyze the complexities and nuances of the following relationships:
1. Richard and Susan.
2. Dirk and Reg.
3. The Electric Monk and his horse.
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