2. Shepherd reminds Richard that Richard has a passion for _________________ when he was young.
(a) writing.
(b) guitars.
(c) football.
(d) cars.

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

4. Richard tells Dickie that the two things necessary to get through life are the power of consent and ___________________.
(a) the purpose of happiness.
(b) a sense of humor.
(c) spirituality.
(d) good friends.

5. Dickie is the age that Richard was when _______________________.
(a) he fell in love.
(b) he got his driver's license.
(c) his brother died.
(d) he was on the hockey team.

6. What does Richard's wife think about Dickie?
(a) She thinks Richard has gone off the deep end.
(b) She thinks Richard should not dwell on the past.
(c) She thinks Richard should connect with him.
(d) She thinks Dickie is a great character for a movie.

7. What does Richard see from the air that the adult brain says it could not reasonably survive?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Bear.
(c) Deer.
(d) Geese.

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

9. In Chapter 17, Richard is hanging out with his friends named Mike and _________________.
(a) Jack.
(b) Bud.
(c) James.
(d) Steve.

10. Richard learns that the desert around him is created by ____________________.
(a) greed.
(b) sadness.
(c) evil.
(d) repressed memories.

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

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

13. Dickie wants to know if Richard's _______________________ has/have taught him how things work.
(a) travels.
(b) writing.
(c) fifty extra years of experience on earth.
(d) advanced degree.

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

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