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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard tries to explain space-time to Dickie as if he were a/an _______________________.
(a) philosopher.
(b) psychiatrist.
(c) quantum mechanic.
(d) astronaut.

2. What does Richard do that improves his enjoyment of the event?
(a) Has several cocktails.
(b) Chats with an old friend.
(c) Focuses on his wife.
(d) Donates anonymously.

3. Who is Richard's friend in this memory?
(a) Mac.
(b) Stevie.
(c) Budgie.
(d) Goober.

4. What does Richard tell Dickie that Bobby's death meant to Richard?
(a) It meant that he got more Christmas gifts.
(b) It meant that he got a bigger bedroom.
(c) It meant that he was on his own.
(d) It meant that he was pitied at school.

5. Richard feels like __________________ at the event.
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Robin Hood.
(c) The Joker.
(d) Batman.

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

7. In Chapter 38, Richard realizes that Dickie has become more of a/an _______________ than a lost inner child.
(a) nuisance.
(b) enemy.
(c) partner.
(d) friend.

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

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

10. In Chapter 36, Richard wonders if good and evil are related to ____________________.
(a) joy and grief.
(b) happy and sad.
(c) generous and frugal.
(d) dark and light.

11. Richard explains what he knows to Dickie by using _________________ metaphors.
(a) travel.
(b) medical.
(c) food.
(d) arithmetic.

12. Dickie wants Richard to talk to him like a __________________.
(a) colleague.
(b) father.
(c) friend.
(d) grown-up.

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

14. Dickie leaves Richard without _______________.
(a) apologizing to him.
(b) telling him he loves him.
(c) saying goodbye.
(d) leaving an address.

15. Richard and Dickie talk about how the differences between good and evil are ________________________.
(a) not always black and white.
(b) handed down through generations.
(c) carved in stone.
(d) written in sand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Richard do after leaving the Air Force?

2. What advice does Richard give to Dickie regarding life's storms?

3. What does Richard tell Dickie about Dickie's future?

4. What does Richard think is the secret of marriage?

5. What event does Richard attend in Chapter 20?

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