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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 Dirk emphasize about his detective agency to the lawyer he hits with his car?
(a) That it is in ruins.
(b) That it is in the red.
(c) That it is honest.
(d) That it is holistic.

2. How does the author describe the Midland Grand Hotel?
(a) As an Art Deco trash compactor.
(b) As a colossal dump.
(c) As an epic shrine to mediocrity.
(d) As a huge, dark Gothic Fantasy of a building.

3. What is Dirk looking forward to when he gets out of the hospital?
(a) A hot fudges sundae.
(b) A meat-eating detective business.
(c) A new phase of fridge ownership.
(d) A class-action lawsuit against lawsuits.

4. What is the name of the wife of the lawyer that Dirk hits with his car?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Sally.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Beth.

5. Who has run over Dirk and caused some of his injuries?
(a) Kate in Dirk's own Jaguar.
(b) A gray Mercedes van.
(c) A motorcycle courier.
(d) Thor in a Volkswagen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of vehicle does Odin return to Valhalla?

2. When he is in the altercation with the eagle, Dirk considers _____.

3. The air at Valhalla is filled with the noiseless howls of _____.

4. What does Odin say of being a god in reference to the white linen sheets he gets at Woodshead?

5. When Dirk is struggling up through Pentonville Road in traffic, what does he suddenly think of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author imply has happened to the Draycotts at the end of the book?

2. What kind of treatment does Thor want for his wounds?

3. What does Sally Mills say about Dirk's appearance at the hospital?

4. How does Thor react when Kate questions him about the supernatural events surrounding him?

5. How does Thor's mood affect Kate and the weather?

6. Why is Dirk's impression of mail he gets from American Express paradoxical?

7. When Dirk searches in vain for cigarettes, how does he feel when he has tried every place he can think of and can't get a pack?

8. What does Dirk think of the subconscious mind?

9. How does Thor describe himself to Kate and how does she react?

10. What happens to Dirk when he jumps out of his house?

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