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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Richard's wife feels that Dickie may help Richard _______________________.
2. What is Dickie afraid that Richard will do?
3. What name does Dickie now want to be called?
4. Richard thinks it is important to ______________________.
5. What is the name of Richard's airplane?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the premise of RUNNING FROM SAFETY: AN ADVENTURE OF THE SPIRIT?
2. When does Richard feel as if he has a connection with Dickie and what role has Dickie played in Richard's life?
3. Describe the time that a woman came to Richard and started discussing his thoughts.
4. What is Richard's memory of the water tower?
5. What story does Richard tell Dickie about his friends, Mike and Jack, that lets Richard know that he and Dickie are a good team?
6. What role do angels play in Richard's life?
7. Describe Dickie's sense of accomplishment in the water tower incident.
8. What philosophy about numbers does Richard share with Dickie?
9. What is the landscape in which Richard finds Dickie in his mind and what does it symbolize?
10. Who is Dickie and what promise had Richard made to him long ago?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does the book end on a note of hope for Richard or the continuance of his struggle to come to terms with his inner child as his life changes and evolves? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the significance of the book's title. Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.
Essay Topic 3
Project into the future ten years after the end of the book and write a brief synopsis for the main characters' lives. Will Dickie still be such a presence in Richard's life? What will Richard be doing? Will Dickie age at all or will he be eternally nine years old?
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