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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Richard feel like a hypocrite at the event?
(a) He does not support drugs.
(b) He gives money to the competition.
(c) He does not like the host.
(d) He flatters the rude hostess.

2. Why does Richard quit the job in #104?
(a) He wanted more money.
(b) He moved away.
(c) He went back to school.
(d) He got bored.

3. What does Richard think is the secret of marriage?
(a) Never go to bed angry.
(b) Your wife is always right.
(c) Put your wife before your buddies.
(d) Do what you think is right.

4. Bobby's death taught Richard that an individual __________________________.
(a) can lose his identity.
(b) can change destiny.
(c) is terrified of death.
(d) mourn for a long time.

5. Richard tells Dickie that outside of space-time, Dickie is _____________________.
(a) a god.
(b) very intuitive.
(c) a mere mortal.
(d) connected to everything.

6. In Chapter 38, Dickie tells Richard that Dickie has to make a decision about ___________________.
(a) which college to attend.
(b) whether or not to stick around.
(c) which car to buy.
(d) who to take to the prom.

7. As Dickie and Richard walk up a hill, Richard tells Dickie that he does not believe in _________________.
(a) destiny.
(b) illness.
(c) ghosts.
(d) love.

8. Richard tells Dickie that humans are ____________________.
(a) low life forms.
(b) greedy creatures.
(c) flawed individuals.
(d) extremely creative.

9. What advice does Richard give to Dickie regarding life's storms?
(a) Hide from them.
(b) Delegate to someone else.
(c) Wait until they pass.
(d) Face them head on.

10. What name does Richard give the item in #134?
(a) He refuses to give it a name.
(b) Lindsay.
(c) It is a secret.
(d) Louellen.

11. What does Richard decide after Dickie leaves?
(a) He has more time now.
(b) He will miss him forever.
(c) He enjoys being a teacher.
(d) He is less of a person now.

12. Who changes Dickie's name to Dick after the death of his brother?
(a) His mother.
(b) Dickie.
(c) His Boy Scout leader.
(d) His father.

13. What does Richard do about Dickie's leaving?
(a) He tries to persuade him to stay.
(b) He tells him to come back in a few months.
(c) He tells him he should never have come.
(d) He tells him that he should visit other people.

14. Which of the following is NOT included in Richard's fantasy of escape from the event?
(a) Dashing up staircases.
(b) Scrambling over rooftops.
(c) Sword-fighting.
(d) Dumping his drink.

15. What is Richard doing at the beginning of Chapter 30?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Watching the news.
(d) Taking a nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickie is fearful of death and _______________________.

2. Which disease did Richard's brother die from?

3. Richard explains what he knows to Dickie by using _________________ metaphors.

4. Chapter 23 opens with a memory of Dickie and his brother, ________________.

5. Richard encourages Dickie to make room for _______________________.

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