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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Richard when his brother died?
(a) 22.
(b) 9.
(c) 41.
(d) 34.

3. What does Richard do with the book?
(a) Tears it up.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Puts it on a shelf.
(d) Throws it in the trash.

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

5. Who shows up in Richard's life to teach him lessons?
(a) Angels.
(b) His mother.
(c) His conscience.
(d) A priest.

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

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

8. What is Dickie afraid that Richard will do?
(a) Move away.
(b) Divorce Leslie.
(c) Crash his plane.
(d) Forget about Dickie.

9. What promise does Richard not remember making to his younger self?
(a) To get married.
(b) To travel the world.
(c) To get a Master's Degree.
(d) To write a book.

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

11. Over what body of water does Richard paraglide?
(a) Lake Erie.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Atlantic Ocean.
(d) Puget Sound.

12. What does Dickie do when he sees Richard in his thoughts?
(a) Faints.
(b) Shoots him.
(c) Screams.
(d) Slaps him.

13. Which of the following is NOT part of the decoration in Dickie's room?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Games.
(c) Toys.
(d) Beatles posters.

14. What is Dickie's reaction when Richard's friends want him to do something he does not want to do in Chapter 17?
(a) He throws a fit.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He cries.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why will it be difficult for Richard to teach anything to Dickie?

3. When explaining the different levels that make up his whole being, Richard tells Dickie that he envisions himself as ______________________.

4. Tiger Mountain is located near which American city?

5. Even though Richard tells Dickie that he did not mean to lock Dickie away, Dickie ______________________.

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