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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 is the name of Kate's husband who died?

2. How is the incident at Heathrow eventually classified by the media?

3. Who recorded "Hot Potato"?

4. What kind of unsolicited advice does Kate's neighbor give her?

5. What does Dirk steal from Sally Mills often to have sent to his hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dirk's impression of the hallway in Anstey's house as he enters?

2. What sort of bath tub does Kate have?

3. How has Thor felt of late, especially after having had to rip himself from the floor to which he has been glued?

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

5. What does Dirk say of Kate's driving skills and how does he justify this observation?

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

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

8. What does Sister Bailey regard Odin?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Thor's powers. What different things does he use his hammer for in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe Valhalla. How do people get there? What is it used for? What does it look like? Explain how it compares with the modern world?

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