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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to check the water level in the water tower, Richard had to climb up a tall ladder ______________________.
(a) on the windmill.
(b) by his house.
(c) on the tower.
(d) on a fire truck.

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

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

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

5. Who has the power to bring Richard's memories out?
(a) Dickie.
(b) Roy.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Richard's mother.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who is Shepherd?
(a) A teaching angel.
(b) A ski instructor.
(c) A barista.
(d) A physician.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shows up in Richard's life to teach him lessons?

2. What does Dickie aim at Richard in Richard's mind?

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

4. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?

5. Tiger Mountain is located near which American city?

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