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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. Richard's brothers are Roy and __________________.
(a) Charlie.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Sam.
(d) Eddie.

2. Who has the power to bring Richard's memories out?
(a) Dickie.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Roy.
(d) Richard's mother.

3. In order to check the water level in the water tower, Richard had to climb up a tall ladder ______________________.
(a) on the tower.
(b) on the windmill.
(c) by his house.
(d) on a fire truck.

4. Shepherd asks Richard to sign a book for whom?
(a) Ray.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) Dickie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Dickie hands Richard a memory of ____________________.

2. Which of the following is NOT part of the decoration in Dickie's room?

3. Who is the only person who Dick feels he can rely on?

4. How old is Richard?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Richard tell Dickie are the two things necessary to get through life?

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

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

6. What is the premise of RUNNING FROM SAFETY: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SPIRIT?

7. Describe Richard's first encounter with Dickie.

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

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

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

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