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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. What does Kate think her hospital room smells like?
(a) A vacuum cleaner's armpit.
(b) Sour mop water.
(c) A dog pile.
(d) A sewage treatment plant.

2. What does the mechanic claim damaged the sensitive parts of the engine workings of Dirk's car?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A family of starlings.
(c) A plate of pancakes.
(d) A pound of saltwater taffy.

3. Who states that the incident at the airport is completely under control and they have the situation contained?
(a) The RAF.
(b) British Nuclear Fuels.
(c) The SEC.
(d) British Petroleum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Toe Rag consider himself a professional?

2. Who was Kate's therapist after her husband died?

3. What kind of car does Kate drive?

4. What kind of desk does Mr. Standish have?

5. At Anstey's house, Gilks tells Dirk to quit standing there like a _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Odin feel about the article he has read in the newspaper about the incident at the airport?

2. What does Dirk think of the group of waiters when they are waiting around at the Islington cafe?

3. How does Kate counter Mr. Standish's discussion of a Grand Unified Field Theory of Everything?

4. Describe Dirk's 'Zen' navigation method.

5. What is Dirk's impression of the hallway in Anstey's house as he enters?

6. Why does Dirk think that his 'Zen' navigation technique has led him to precisely where he is supposed to be?

7. Why does Gilks think Anstey's death was a suicide?

8. What does Dirk recall about an interview he read about Pugilism and the Third Autistic Cuckoo?

9. What does Kate think of Dirk's appearance when she confronts him after the crash?

10. What sort of bath tub does Kate have?

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