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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dickie afraid that Richard will do?
(a) Divorce Leslie.
(b) Crash his plane.
(c) Forget about Dickie.
(d) Move away.

2. Leslie recognizes that Richard does not really know how to talk to ___________________.
(a) Dickie.
(b) Leslie.
(c) His father.
(d) Strangers.

3. When Richard returns home in Chapter 11, he feels as if he is acting ____________________.
(a) coyly.
(b) petulantly.
(c) angrily.
(d) childishly.

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

5. What is Richard's profession?
(a) Sculptor.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will it be difficult for Richard to teach anything to Dickie?

2. Dickie is curious about what it is like ____________________.

3. Leslie points out that Richard probably has a lot in common with ______________.

4. What does Dickie do when he sees Richard in his thoughts?

5. Which of the following is NOT addressed in RUNNING FROM SAFETY: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SPIRIT?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Leslie prods him, what memories does Richard recall that might be the source of Dickie's anger?

2. What is the purpose of different people coming into Richard's life?

3. What is the landscape in which Richard finds Dickie in his mind and what does it symbolize?

4. What does Dickie manage to teach to Richard even though Richard is providing instruction during the flight?

5. What conflict does Richard realize he has regarding relating to Dickie?

6. What does Richard have to promise Dickie in order for Dickie to turn over another memory?

7. What role do angels play in Richard's life?

8. Describe what Richard sees when Leslie encourages him to remember when he was nine, right after his brother's death.

9. Why is Dickie sad about giving the memories to Richard?

10. Explain the metaphor of being captain of your own ship as Richard explains it to Dickie.

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