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

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

3. Richard encourages Dickie to free himself from __________________.
(a) numbers.
(b) lying.
(c) smoking.
(d) swearing.

4. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?
(a) A basement.
(b) A bubble.
(c) A vault.
(d) A wooden cell.

5. Who is Dick?
(a) Leslie's father.
(b) Dickie's conscience.
(c) Richard's father.
(d) A blend of Dickie and Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard recalls meeting a woman who could _________________________.

2. Who shows up in Richard's life to teach him lessons?

3. Richard tells his wife what it feels like to ____________________.

4. Shepherd reminds Richard that Richard has a passion for _________________ when he was young.

5. What name does Dickie now want to be called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Richard want to do for Dickie and why will this be a daunting task?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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