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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 is hanging on the wall of Mr. Standish's office?
(a) A wooden spoon.
(b) A stuffed animal from the fair.
(c) An oversized diploma.
(d) An empty black picture frame.

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

3. What instrument does Kate's friend play that she mentions to Dirk?
(a) Clarinet.
(b) Double bass.
(c) Flute.
(d) Viola.

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

5. What does Kate initially think happened at Heathrow?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) It was hit by a plane.
(c) A terrorist bomb.
(d) It was hit by a meteorite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kate's brother?

2. What are nine-tenths of the cabin trunks in Kate's dreams filled with?

3. What did Kate's neighbor steal from her that has injured their relationship?

4. With what has Thor been attached to the floor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dirk's impression of Cynthia Draycott when he first encounters her?

2. What does the pub look like where Kate and Dirk go when the cars are getting fixed?

3. What does Dirk say when Sally Mills accuses him of inquisitiveness and presumptuousness?

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

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

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

7. Describe Kate's car and what condition it is in.

8. What does Dirk think about Anstey's bedroom?

9. What does Dirk think of the 6:30 am meeting time that Anstey arranged for them?

10. What does Kate say about her neighbor who plays double bass?

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