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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. In Chapter 28, Reg explains that for several months he hadn't been using the time machine because:

2. While Richard tries to explain to Susan who his friend Dirk Gently is, who arrives?

3. After Dirk saves the whole human race from extinction, what does he crave?

4. Why did the alien's ship that landed on Earth several billion years ago explode?

5. When Detective Inspector Mason arrives at Richard's apartment, what does he order police officers to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize how the alien ghost ends up on Earth.

2. Explain why Dirk hypnotizes Richard.

3. Why does Dirk want Richard to ask Reg about his conjuring act?

4. How does Reg behave when he takes Dirk and Richard with him back in time to a rain forest?

5. How does Dirk use the time machine to stop Michael from following the ghost's orders on primordial Earth?

6. How does Reg get the salt shaker into young Sarah's old Greek pot?

7. How is the alien ghost responsible for life on Earth?

8. Why do Dirk and Reg seem so familiar with each other?

9. Explain how Dirk and Richard feel about ghosts.

10. Susan keeps getting phone calls where all she hears is a faint wind. What are these calls about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

All the seemingly unconnected pieces of the author's big puzzle come together near the end. Describe three key pieces of the puzzle that lead the main characters to realize that the human race is in danger if the alien ghost is allowed to carry out his plans.

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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