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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One never receives a __________ without the power to make it true - with work.
(a) Desire
(b) Wish
(c) Dream
(d) Gift

2. What kind of biplane does Richard own and use in his gypsy flying business?
(a) Fleeting
(b) Forager
(c) Fleet
(d) Travel Air

3. Whose permission does a gypsy flier need to have in order to land in a certain location?
(a) Mayor
(b) Another pilot's
(c) Field owner
(d) The customer's

4. What always accompanies gifts, according to the book Richard was given by Shimoda?
(a) Problems
(b) Mysteries
(c) Death
(d) Children

5. Richard feels _______ at the healing of the man who seems to deserve it.
(a) Confusion
(b) Ignored
(c) Understanding
(d) Joy

6. Richard begins to wonder, "If life is illusion, why _______?"
(a) Believe in anything
(b) Me
(c) Live
(d) Bother

7. What is the feeling Richard continues to have when in the presence of Shimoda?
(a) Dread
(b) Happiness
(c) Anger
(d) Calmness

8. Over what city in Indiana is Richard flying when Chapter 2 begins?
(a) Springfield
(b) Ferris
(c) Terre Haute
(d) Indianapolis

9. What does Richard try to float in the air, just for fun?
(a) Feather
(b) 9/16 th
(c) A glass
(d) Hammer

10. Shimoda says there is not much he can do but ______________ because he gets into problems if he stays anywhere too long.
(a) Barnstorm
(b) Travel
(c) Linger
(d) Hide

11. When the creature wants to let go of the river, others tell him that he will be killed faster by letting go than by __________.
(a) Ignorance
(b) Muscle fatigue
(c) Boredom
(d) Stupidity

12. Richard cannot picture Jesus returning to being a _____________.
(a) Pilot
(b) Family man
(c) Messiah
(d) Carpenter

13. Shimoda says that his landing can be explained by the simple statement that the world and everything in it are ____________.
(a) Illusion
(b) Beliefs
(c) Real
(d) Magic

14. The Master asks what the people would do if God were to command them to _______.
(a) Be happy
(b) Be the Master
(c) Be miserable
(d) Be honest

15. What does the man in the wheelchair do that makes the scene look staged, according to Richard?
(a) Dances a jig
(b) Shakily walks to the plane
(c) Runs to the cockpit
(d) Flies from his seat

Short Answer Questions

1. The book says that clouds do not know why they _____ as they do.

2. Shimoda says: Once one learns what the world is and how it works, one _________ performs so-called miracles.

3. What kinds of stories does the Messiah tell to the crowds who follow him from place to place?

4. Shimoda tells Richard, "Nothing good is a miracle, and nothing lovely is a _________."

5. In what state do Richard and Shimoda have dinner at the start of the chapter?

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