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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line of work is Kate's brother in in New York?
(a) Publishing.
(b) Stock brokering.
(c) Freelancing on cello.
(d) Bouncing.

2. Who does the narrator think would not like Dirk's bedroom decor?
(a) Louis XIV.
(b) Picasso.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

3. What kind of car does Dirk have?
(a) An elderly Jaguar.
(b) A sedate Sienna.
(c) A coughing Dodge.
(d) A frumpy Jetta.

4. What is the floor made of that Thor is attached to?
(a) Linoleum.
(b) Vinyl.
(c) Oak planks.
(d) Particle board.

5. What is in the bag that is attached to the needle in Kate's arm?
(a) Dextro-saline.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Anti-psychotics.
(d) Antibiotics.

6. Why is the African diplomat brought to Woodshead?
(a) To evaluate it for his ailing mother.
(b) To get gallstones removed.
(c) To consider buying the place.
(d) To get his toe operated on.

7. Who is looking for Dirk when he arrives at Anstey's house?
(a) Anstey.
(b) The coroner.
(c) The Prosecutor.
(d) The Chief.

8. What kind of pizza does Kate want?
(a) A Nordic Supreme.
(b) A Tuscan Basil.
(c) A Sicilian Prime.
(d) An American Hot.

9. What is the postscript in the letter that Odin has left for Thor?
(a) "With love, Dad".
(b) "Be there at the Challenging Hour".
(c) "It's hammertime".
(d) "Remember Wales".

10. How is Odin described when Thor contemplates Toe Rag's insistence that he only does what Odin tells him to do?
(a) As a pampered old god.
(b) As a tree-totaller.
(c) As a lightening bolt.
(d) As a force of nature.

11. Who does Mr. Standish say is in a trance and engaged in automatic writing at Woodshead?
(a) Sister Eldra.
(b) Thor.
(c) Sally Mills.
(d) Mrs. May.

12. What is Odin's name at Woodshead?
(a) Mr. Snowden.
(b) Mr. Nordic.
(c) Mr. Thorson.
(d) Mr. Odwin.

13. How is the incident at Heathrow eventually classified by the media?
(a) As a temporary setback.
(b) As a massacre of epic proportions.
(c) As an Act of God.
(d) As an Apocalypse.

14. What does Thor call Toe Rag?
(a) An ugly midget.
(b) A goblin.
(c) A servant.
(d) A faker.

15. What did someone hide in Thor's helmet once to provoke him?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) A ton of salt cod.
(c) A shark.
(d) The North Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls from behind the gold record when Dirk adjusts it?

2. What are the group of Germans wearing that Kate sees in the airport?

3. Who does the narrator say would not be impressed with the proportions in Dirk's bedroom?

4. Where is Kate's home?

5. What reason did Dirk's secretary give for looking for a new job?

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