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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. One of Dirk's roommates notices that he's reciting what while he sleeps?

2. What kind of car does Richard MacDuff drive?

3. What does Richard do right after Reg explains there's a horse in the upstairs bathroom?

4. Who had told Richard about L'Esprit d'Escalier?

5. How does Reg amuse a little girl named Sarah who is bored at the dinner party in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Within the context of breaking into Susan's apartment, explain why Richard appears to be someone who makes poor choices.

3. Explain why fellow students liked to wine and dine Dirk Gently.

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

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

6. Describe similarities and differences between WayForward Technologies I and II.

7. Why and how does Reg entertain Sarah, a bored little girl attending the Coleridge dinner?

8. What is an Electric Monk?

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

10. In Chapter 2, why is the Electric Monk completely still as he sits atop his horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Props and objects are strongly associated with specific characters. Explain the association between the following characters and their props and the importance of each object:

1. Susan and her cello.

2. Reg and his abacus.

3. Richard and his sofa.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Dirk Gently and Richard MacDuff. What attributes define each character? What are their flaws? At what points in the story does each one get a turn being the hero?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the reasons that Reg chooses to time travel with his time machine. How does Dirk feel about the professor's reasons? How does the professor contradict himself when he says that he doesn't affect the past? At what point does the professor realize that he's been time traveling irresponsibly?

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