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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. Who does Shepherd say wrote Richard's book?
(a) Dickie.
(b) Richard.
(c) Ray.
(d) Shepherd.

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

3. How old was Richard when his brother died?
(a) 22.
(b) 9.
(c) 41.
(d) 34.

4. Who does Richard take on an airplane ride in Chapter 10?
(a) Ray.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Dickie.
(d) Sean.

5. Richard learns that the desert around him is created by ____________________.
(a) sadness.
(b) repressed memories.
(c) greed.
(d) evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard states that people come into his life at strange times to _______________________.

2. What does Dickie aim at Richard in Richard's mind?

3. How does Richard feel when he looks through the book?

4. Richard recalls a fear of ___________________ as a boy.

5. When Richard is trying to find Dickie, Richard's mind is described as ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dickie's sense of accomplishment in the water tower incident.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Richard's pattern for dealing with life's challenges, and how can Dickie possibly help him in this area?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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