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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the group of Germans wearing that Kate sees in the airport?
(a) Black concert T-shirts.
(b) Yellow polo shirts.
(c) Black motorcycle T-shirts.
(d) Purple polo shirts.

3. How did Kate's husband die?
(a) Sailing the English Channel.
(b) Hailing a taxi in New York.
(c) Choking on a cheeseburger in Hong Kong.
(d) In a plane crash over Idaho.

4. Why is Kate scheduled to go to Norway?
(a) On a business trip.
(b) To photograph the aurora borealis.
(c) To see the fjords.
(d) To see Jean-Philippe.

5. What does Dirk steal from Sally Mills often to have sent to his hotel room?
(a) A dozen lobsters.
(b) Gold-covered edible ants.
(c) Ten boxes of uncooked lo mein.
(d) Live chickens.

6. Who was Kate's therapist after her husband died?
(a) Anders Burnauer.
(b) Jackson Mollusk.
(c) John Killbourn.
(d) Alan Franklin.

7. Who delivers judgments on Dirk's I Ching calculator?
(a) King Wen.
(b) Janet.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Confucious.

8. What does Kate plan to get from the corner shop as she heads home after her encounter with Dirk?
(a) Some Cadbury chocolate and eggs.
(b) Cat food and a banana.
(c) Some milk and bin liners.
(d) An apple and a pear.

9. On the I Ching calculator, what represents any calculations above 4?
(a) Five.
(b) A Suffusion of Yellow.
(c) A Blue Screen Saver.
(d) Black screen.

10. Who recorded "Hot Potato"?
(a) Anarchy's Midwife.
(b) Seclusion of the Orion Scorpionic Monks.
(c) Pugilism and the Third Autistic Cuckoo.
(d) Rolling Stones.

11. What is the rank of Mr. Ralph Standish at Woodshead?
(a) Head head surgeon.
(b) Janitorial advisor.
(c) Director of electro-shock therapy.
(d) Chief consultant psychologist.

12. Why does Kate think the mechanic pawned the tow job off on his son?
(a) Because she is an American.
(b) Because her car is old.
(c) Because the accident is not bad enough.
(d) Because Dirk is with her.

13. In what way does Toe Rag consider himself a professional?
(a) As a sabateur.
(b) As a whistle blower.
(c) As a provocateur.
(d) As a servant.

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

15. Where is Kate's home?
(a) Nottingham.
(b) Primrose Hill.
(c) Buckingham.
(d) Notting Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dirk call to get a new refrigerator?

2. What excuse does Gilks give for not turning the record player off?

3. What does Dirk find in his refrigerator when he opens it in the morning that disturbs him?

4. Where does Dirk find Anstey's gold record hanging?

5. Who is the leader of the band that recorded "Hot Potato"?

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