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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 Kate drink at the pub while the mechanic works on her car?

2. What kind of car does Dirk have?

3. At what type of cafe does Dirk take up residence after buying his I Ching calculator?

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

5. Where does Anstey have a big house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk say of the kind of day he thinks Kate has had and how does she react?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Sister Bailey regard Odin?

10. Describe the second bedroom in Anstey's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Kate and Mr. Standish. What is Kate's motivation for going to Woodshead? How does Mr. Standish interact with her when she is there? Does Kate eventually find what she is looking for?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Dirk's house with Anstey's house. How do the different settings represent the personalities of the two men?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference between the primary protagonist in the story and the secondary protagonist. Why is Dirk the primary protagonist? Why is Kate's role significant to the plot?

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