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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 large item does Richard ask Dickie to recall?
(a) A mall.
(b) A water tower.
(c) A blimp.
(d) An elephant.

2. When explaining the different levels that make up his whole being, Richard tells Dickie that he envisions himself as ______________________.
(a) the coach of a football team.
(b) a focus group leader.
(c) the captain of a ship.
(d) a corporate executive.

3. What is Dickie's reaction when Richard's friends want him to do something he does not want to do in Chapter 17?
(a) He throws a fit.
(b) He cries.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He walks away.

4. Why will it be difficult for Richard to teach anything to Dickie?
(a) Richard has poor communication skills.
(b) Dickie is a know-it-all.
(c) Dickie does not want to open up.
(d) Dickie is dead.

5. What is Richard doing with friends on Tiger Mountain?
(a) Camping.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Paragliding.
(d) Hiking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dickie think that Richard is going to do with him in Chapter 12?

2. In order to check the water level in the water tower, Richard had to climb up a tall ladder ______________________.

3. Where did Richard live when he was a boy?

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

5. What does Richard do with the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Richard's first encounter with Dickie.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Richard's memory of the water tower?

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

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

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

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