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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 Richard leafs through the phone book looking for Dirk Gently's phone number, he:
2. What happens when Richard scans Susan Way's answering machine tape in search of his own message?
3. Reg's memory is starting to fade, but he's still good at what?
4. 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?
5. How does Reg amuse a little girl named Sarah who is bored at the dinner party in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Richard discover that his boss, Gordon, has been murdered?
2. What happens when Gordon Way gets out of his car to check his trunk?
3. As Chapter 4 opens, two men are walking towards a dinner on campus honoring Samuel T. Coleridge. Who are these two men?
4. After forgetting to take Susan to the Coleridge dinner, how does Richard make things worse with her?
5. How does Gordon Way, founder of WayForward Technologies, flesh out his numerous business ideas?
6. As a ghostly Gordon makes his way to his cottage, what does he ponder?
7. Why is the Electric Monk confused after killing Gordon?
8. Explain what happens after Gordon's ghost arrives at his cottage.
9. Explain why fellow students liked to wine and dine Dirk Gently.
10. What does Richard see the first time that he goes to Dirk's agency?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does Dirk Gently save the human race from total extinction, as he claims that he does? Does he save the day by himself or with help from others? Explain in detail.
Essay Topic 2
How does the desolate opening scene change when it is revisited near the end of the book as Reg, Dirk, and Richard time travel? What aspects remain the same? What circumstances and situations create a different outcome the second time around?
Essay Topic 3
The ancient alien ghost unsuccessfully tries to gain control over the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Richard, and Reg. The ghost does succeed in fully possessing Michael. What enables the ghost to possess him completely? What similarities do Michael and the ghost share?
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