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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Richard take on an airplane ride in Chapter 10?
(a) Sean.
(b) Ray.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Dickie.

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

4. Leslie recognizes that Richard does not really know how to talk to ___________________.
(a) Strangers.
(b) Dickie.
(c) His father.
(d) Leslie.

5. Leslie points out that Richard probably has a lot in common with ______________.
(a) his brother.
(b) Dickie.
(c) Leslie.
(d) his college roommate.

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

7. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?
(a) A vault.
(b) A basement.
(c) A bubble.
(d) A wooden cell.

8. How old is Richard?
(a) 21.
(b) 59.
(c) 75.
(d) 34.

9. Richard's wife feels that Dickie may help Richard _______________________.
(a) get some joy in his life.
(b) be more spiritual.
(c) remember his way around problems.
(d) learn how to speak French.

10. What does Richard think about as he jumps off the mountain to paraglide?
(a) Where his friends are.
(b) The lesson that paragliding would be for Dickie.
(c) How strong the wind is.
(d) Where he will land.

11. Richard recalls a fear of ___________________ as a boy.
(a) cats.
(b) singing.
(c) climbing up the water tank.
(d) flying.

12. What is the name of Richard's airplane?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Orville.
(c) Fresh Aire.
(d) Cloud Rider.

13. What does Richard want to tell Dickie in Chapter 6?
(a) That he needs to eat his vegetables.
(b) That he should study harder.
(c) That baseball is the best sport.
(d) That everything will be all right.

14. Shepherd states that time is ______________________.
(a) elusive.
(b) just across the street.
(c) timeless.
(d) fleeting.

15. In Chapter 17, Richard tells a story about hanging out with friends who want to ___________________.
(a) drink beer.
(b) smoke cigarettes.
(c) travel the world.
(d) join the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickie wants to know if Richard's _______________________ has/have taught him how things work.

2. Richard states that people come into his life at strange times to _______________________.

3. Tiger Mountain is located near which American city?

4. As he prepares to go out, Richard mentally expresses disgust for _________________.

5. Over what body of water does Richard paraglide?

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