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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. As Richard and Dirk talk with the ancient alien ghost, trying to fully understand his story, Richard comes up with the theory that perhaps ghosts:
2. Richard presses Reg to explain how he got the salt shaker into the old Greek pot, and Reg replies that:
3. Who sits next to three drunk men on a train that is full of party revelers from a wedding?
4. When Richard checks where he is so that he can tell Susan by phone, he sees a black tower next to a river of mud. When he asks where they are, what is Dirk's reply?
5. The ancient alien ghost explains that he and his party landed on Earth for what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Richard jump into a canal?
2. Why is the answering machine tape Dirk finds in Richard's apartment important?
3. How does Reg behave when he takes Dirk and Richard with him back in time to a rain forest?
4. Summarize how the alien ghost ends up on Earth.
5. What happens when the Electric Monk believes that Sergeant Gilks is a god?
6. Explain how Dirk and Richard feel about ghosts.
7. Explain why Dirk hypnotizes Richard.
8. Why do Dirk and Reg seem so familiar with each other?
9. How does the alien ghost communicate with Dirk, Richard, and Reg?
10. When Richard and his friends board the alien's mothership that has been orbiting Earth undetected for billions of years, what fills him with awe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In this book, the paranormal is normal. Cite three instances where a paranormal activity is treated like a perfectly normal occurrence.
Essay Topic 2
Dirk and Richard regard ghosts differently, with one being more accepting and the other more skeptical. Using examples from the book, compare and contrast how these two friends regard the concept of ghosts.
Essay Topic 3
Is Professor Urban Chronotis, commonly known as Reg, an absent-minded professor, a genius, or a little of both? Support your answer with passages from the book.
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