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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 Leslie want Richard to tell Dickie that next time he sees him?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She wants to talk to him.
(c) She admires him.
(d) She loves him.

2. Richard suggest to Dickie that Dickie should run away from __________________.
(a) drugs.
(b) gangs.
(c) safety.
(d) greed.

3. What is the most important principle that Richard tries to convey to Dickie?
(a) What Goes Around Comes Around.
(b) Life Is.
(c) Bad Stuff Happens to Good People.
(d) You Can Rise Above the Pain.

4. What is the name of Richard's plane?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Bette.
(c) Lily.
(d) Suzette.

5. What name does Richard give the item in #134?
(a) Lindsay.
(b) It is a secret.
(c) Louellen.
(d) He refuses to give it a name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bobby's death taught Richard that an individual __________________________.

2. According to Richard, having a wife who is ________________ will make him a better person.

3. What does Richard do about Dickie's leaving?

4. Richard encourages Dickie to be ______________ in his life choices.

5. What situation does Richard use to talk to Dickie about taking responsibility in life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard view Dickie in Chapter 34 as opposed to seeing him as an imaginary friend in Chapter 33?

2. How does Richard use arithmetic to teach Dickie about life?

3. What example of coincidence does Richard use to show Dickie that he should run away from safety?

4. What example does Richard give regarding taking a risk and doing something you love as opposed to doing what other people may think of as stability?

5. Why are Richard and Leslie at cross purposes regarding what to tell Dickie about love and marriage?

6. At what point is Dickie's name changed to Dick?

7. In what capacity was Dickie at the charity ball and why is Richard upset by Dickie's behavior there?

8. What does Richard now know that Bobby's death meant to him?

9. What is a common theme in the book, and how does Richard use this factor to grow his character?

10. Explain some of the philosophies of life that Richard explains to Dickie such as space-time and the elements of the human experience.

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