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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 does the waiter bring Dirk instead of his order?

2. What does Thor call Toe Rag?

3. After the crash, Kate tells Dirk that she has had the sort of day that would make St. Francis of Assisi _____.

4. Who does the narrator think would not like Dirk's bedroom decor?

5. What line of work is Kate's brother in in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the neighborhood on Lupton Road 'resent' the police cars that are parked there?

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

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

4. How does Odin feel about linen and why?

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

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

7. Why does Dirk write his order down on a napkin at the Islington cafe?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the moral of the book from Odin's point of view. What does he wish he had experienced in Asgard? What things did the gods overlook that were important?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Dirk's encounter with Sally Mills at the cafe. Why is he in the cafe in the first place? What does she do to help him? Is he deserving of her help? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the Coca-Cola machine is a recurrent motif in the story. Where does it appear? What is happening when it appears? What does the Coca-Cola machine turn out to be?

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