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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 recalls a fear of ___________________ as a boy.
(a) cats.
(b) climbing up the water tank.
(c) flying.
(d) singing.

2. Dickie is curious about what it is like ____________________.
(a) to go to college.
(b) to drive a car.
(c) to be in love.
(d) to fly.

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

4. Who is Shepherd?
(a) A barista.
(b) A teaching angel.
(c) A physician.
(d) A ski instructor.

5. What is Richard's profession?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?

2. Leslie recognizes that Richard does not really know how to talk to ___________________.

3. Shepherd states that time is ______________________.

4. What does Richard want to tell Dickie in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the first real bonding experience between Richard and Dickie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Leslie prods him, what memories does Richard recall that might be the source of Dickie's anger?

(see the answer keys)

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