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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dirk find in his apartment that wasn't there when he left?
(a) His cleaning lady.
(b) His grandfather's pocket watch.
(c) A new fridge.
(d) A hundred dollars on his table.

2. How does Dirk think of the eagle's beak?
(a) As a needly poker.
(b) As a small consideration.
(c) As a major piece of armory.
(d) As a meat eater.

3. What was the subject of the "big talk" Odin used to endure at Valhalla?
(a) Weapons being fashioned.
(b) Ancestors being summoned.
(c) Things being riven.
(d) Maidens being captured.

4. Who attends Odin at Woodshead as he prepares to return to Asgard?
(a) Willow.
(b) Hollow.
(c) Wallow.
(d) Hillow.

5. What does Thor tell Odin he could not steal from his son?
(a) His dreams.
(b) His power.
(c) His love.
(d) His life.

6. As Dirk turns through Islington, he begins the long haul past _____.
(a) Pet groomers and hair salons.
(b) Pizza restaurants and estate agents.
(c) Laundromats and car repair shops.
(d) Hamburger joints and vision centers.

7. What part of London does Dirk say is grim concrete monoliths?
(a) Primrose Road.
(b) Victoria Station.
(c) Pentonville Road.
(d) Lambeth.

8. What does Neil say he definitively won't work with?
(a) Circus performers.
(b) Cardigan sweaters.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

9. In a rage, what does Thor tell Odin he has found?
(a) The remaining stones from Wales.
(b) The contract.
(c) His lost helmet.
(d) The phone book.

10. What kind of covering is on Kate's sofa that Neil complains about?
(a) A slip-covered nightmare.
(b) A skin of tackiness.
(c) A Collier Campbell.
(d) A Calico Corners.

11. What does Kate call Thor when he initially refuses her help with his injuries?
(a) Thorkiller.
(b) Buster.
(c) Mooch.
(d) Stupid.

12. When does Dirk reminisce that one could get once cigarettes?
(a) During the French Revolution.
(b) During Lent.
(c) During the Depression.
(d) During the blitz.

13. What is the lawyer who Dirk hits with his car wearing?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A Member's Only windbreaker.
(c) A yellow Polo.
(d) An Italian suit.

14. What sort of path does Thor's hammer take when he throws it into the sky?
(a) A long parabola.
(b) A loopty-loop.
(c) A short vector.
(d) A right angle.

15. What store is closed for the night when Dirk looks for cigarettes?
(a) B.E. Bradley.
(b) Cross Wares.
(c) 7-Eleven.
(d) H.W. Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dirk substitute for a cigarette and tap it in a cigarette-like way?

2. Who is the world's greatest publisher of the world's sleaziest newspaper?

3. Where did Dirk buy the Japanese print that is missing from his wall when the eagle comes into his house?

4. What squeaks in protest as Dirk drives down the road in the rain in Chapter 19?

5. What does Odin have to promise Woodshead to stay there?

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