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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Richard attend in Chapter 20?
(a) Christmas concert.
(b) Office party.
(c) Football game.
(d) Charity ball.

2. In what state did Richard serve in the Air Force?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Washington.
(c) Florida.
(d) California.

3. In Chapter 33, Richard tells Leslie that he is going to consider Dickie ______________________.
(a) his conscience.
(b) his best friend.
(c) his devil's advocate.
(d) his imaginary pal.

4. Richard suggest to Dickie that Dickie should run away from __________________.
(a) drugs.
(b) gangs.
(c) safety.
(d) greed.

5. What does Richard notice about the land that Dickie brought Richard to in his mind?
(a) There are flowers covering the earth.
(b) Tall trees are growing everywhere.
(c) There is grass and signs of other growth.
(d) It looks as if it has been burned.

6. Richard tells Dickie to let go of ____________________.
(a) childish thoughts.
(b) hate.
(c) space-time.
(d) bad memories.

7. What state does Richard live in in this memory?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) California.
(c) Florida.
(d) Illinois.

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

9. In Chapter 21, Richard tells Leslie about a memory he has from what grade in school?
(a) Third.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Tenth.

10. What is Richard doing when Dickie appears in Chapter 31?
(a) Reading.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Watching a movie.
(d) Shopping.

11. What does Leslie want Richard to tell Dickie that next time he sees him?
(a) She wants to talk to him.
(b) She admires him.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She loves him.

12. Richard discovers that many people near him at the event are ________________.
(a) pilots.
(b) politicians.
(c) Catholics.
(d) authors.

13. What job does Richard do after leaving the Air Force?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Cook.
(c) Barista.
(d) Technical writer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard and Dickie talk about how the differences between good and evil are ________________________.

2. Dickie is always in search of _________________.

3. What does Richard wish his mother had done?

4. Richard tells Dickie that there are consequences of what he chooses to ________________.

5. In Chapter 38, Dickie wants to know Richard's name for ___________________.

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