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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. According to Richard, having a wife who is ________________ will make him a better person.
(a) unique.
(b) creative.
(c) passive.
(d) contrary.

2. What does Richard wish his mother had done?
(a) Let him go on the Senior trip.
(b) Told him more about Bobby's death.
(c) Volunteered as a homeroom mother.
(d) Let him shave his head.

3. Richard tells Dickie that Dickie should become __________________.
(a) a celebrity.
(b) a ruler of his own choice.
(c) a local politician.
(d) a philanthropist.

4. Dickie suggests that there is probably a philosophy of bowling and ___________________ in addition to flight.
(a) sculpting.
(b) painting.
(c) gardening.
(d) writing.

5. In Chapter 33, Richard tells Leslie that he is going to consider Dickie ______________________.
(a) his best friend.
(b) his imaginary pal.
(c) his conscience.
(d) his devil's advocate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard notice about the land that Dickie brought Richard to in his mind?

2. Which of the following is NOT included in Richard's fantasy of escape from the event?

3. What decision does Dickie make in Chapter 38?

4. Richard says that home to him is _______________________.

5. Who is Richard's friend in this memory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Richard give Dickie about handling life's challenges?

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

3. What does Richard's attempts at getting Dickie to stay show about their relationship at this point?

4. How does Richard mentally escape the charity ball in Chapter 20?

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

6. What does Richard feel about his role as teacher in his relationship with Dickie?

7. 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?

8. How are Dickie and Richard at odds regarding security?

9. What conclusion does Richard come to regarding himself and Dickie's leaving?

10. How does Richard use the metaphor of games to explain life to Dickie?

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