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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 does Richard respond when Dickie asks Richard's age?
(a) Numbers are not important.
(b) Older than dirt.
(c) Older than Methuselah.
(d) Old enough to know better.

2. Richard tells Dickie that the two things necessary to get through life are the power of consent and ___________________.
(a) spirituality.
(b) good friends.
(c) the purpose of happiness.
(d) a sense of humor.

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

4. Richard tells his wife what it feels like to ____________________.
(a) look at the world like a child again.
(b) hit a home run.
(c) climb a mountain.
(d) win a race.

5. In Chapter 19, where are Richard and Leslie preparing to go?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A movie.
(c) A formal party.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickie is Richard's ___________________.

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

3. Who does Shepherd say wrote Richard's book?

4. What promise does Richard not remember making to his younger self?

5. When Richard returns home in Chapter 11, he feels as if he is acting ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What philosophy about numbers does Richard share with Dickie?

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

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

5. Describe the time that a woman came to Richard and started discussing his thoughts.

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

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

8. When does Richard feel as if he has a connection with Dickie and what role has Dickie played in Richard's life?

9. Who is Dickie and what promise had Richard made to him long ago?

10. Describe Richard's first encounter with Dickie.

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