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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though Richard tells Dickie that he did not mean to lock Dickie away, Dickie ______________________.
(a) hates Richard.
(b) is angry.
(c) does not believe him.
(d) is hurt.

2. Shepherd asks Richard to sign a book for whom?
(a) His wife.
(b) Dickie.
(c) His son.
(d) Ray.

3. Who is Dick?
(a) Dickie's conscience.
(b) A blend of Dickie and Richard.
(c) Richard's father.
(d) Leslie's father.

4. Richard's brothers are Roy and __________________.
(a) Sam.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Bobby.

5. Richard says that each memory symbolizes ___________________.
(a) a memory.
(b) a choice.
(c) a dream.
(d) a feeling.

6. What does Dickie think that Richard is going to do with him in Chapter 12?
(a) Take away his video games.
(b) Lock him in the room again.
(c) Spank him.
(d) Send him to live with someone else.

7. Richard encourages Dickie to defy convention and __________________.
(a) make a lot of money.
(b) be an artist.
(c) just be.
(d) never get married.

8. Richard thinks it is important to ______________________.
(a) get a Master's Degree.
(b) learn to speak a foreign language.
(c) love your parents.
(d) find something you love and learn about it.

9. What does Dickie aim at Richard in Richard's mind?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A flame-thrower.
(d) A rifle.

10. Richard encourages Dickie to free himself from __________________.
(a) lying.
(b) swearing.
(c) numbers.
(d) smoking.

11. In Chapter 13, Dickie hands Richard a memory of ____________________.
(a) a water tower.
(b) dancing.
(c) Christmas.
(d) a birthday party.

12. What is Richard's profession?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Publisher.

13. Where is the angel at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) He is by Richard's side.
(b) He has disappeared.
(c) He is watching Richard from above.
(d) He is walking behind Richard.

14. When Richard is trying to find Dickie, Richard's mind is described as ___________________.
(a) a kaleidoscope.
(b) a cloudless sky.
(c) a whirling dervish.
(d) a desolate landscape.

15. What does Richard say is the principle of the universe?
(a) Life is.
(b) Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
(c) If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
(d) The early bird gets the worm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard tells Dickie that the two things necessary to get through life are the power of consent and ___________________.

2. Leslie recognizes that Richard does not really know how to talk to ___________________.

3. In Chapter 17, Richard is hanging out with his friends named Mike and _________________.

4. Which of the following is NOT addressed in RUNNING FROM SAFETY: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SPIRIT?

5. Shepherd states that time is ______________________.

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