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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. When the little girl at the dinner party in Chapter 4 grows restless and kicks the table, what does her father do?

2. After Richard apologizes to Susan and she vents some of her anger, she tells him she has to work that weekend and:

3. What does Kate Anselm, a programmer, tell Richard when she calls him as he's hunting for Dirk Gently's phone number?

4. Urban Chronotis is Regius Professor of what?

5. The Electric Monk is:

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Gordon is upset after he dies.

2. Explain how Dirk toys with Richard after spotting him breaking into an apartment.

3. What did Richard do before working for WayForward Technologies?

4. What is an Electric Monk?

5. What types of phone conversations does Dirk have at his detective agency?

6. Why can't Richard bring Susan to the French restaurant, L'Esprit d'Escalier?

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

8. How does the author utilize foreshadowing with the character Gordon Way?

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

10. How does Richard locate Dirk Gently's detective agency?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Susan Way, Gordon Way, and Richard MacDuff are intricately connected through their various roles. Explain the interconnections between these three characters. Why does Gordon try to use Susan to put pressure on Richard? How does Susan feel about Gordon pressuring her? What are Susan's expectations of Richard? What are Gordon's expectations of Richard? At times, how does Richard find himself caught in the middle between Gordon's and Susan's demands? How do Susan and Richard resolve their issues by the end of the story?

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

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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