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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kate say her lawyer will do to Dirk's lawyer after he hits her car?

3. What does Kate plan to get from the corner shop as she heads home after her encounter with Dirk?

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

5. What does Thor call Toe Rag?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Odin's room look like at Woodshead?

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

5. What does Dirk do when Bates asks if he is going to pay for the newspaper he just took from his stand?

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

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

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

9. How does the author describe the boy in Anstey's attic room?

10. What does Sister Bailey regard Odin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Dirk ends up at King's Cross station. What is he looking for that leads him there? What happens when he gets there?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning of the title, "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul".

Essay Topic 3

Describe the evolution of the role of the gods in the book. What has been their roles in the past? Why have their roles changed? How have their powers changed?

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