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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 the wife of the lawyer that Dirk hits with his car?

2. How did Thor take care of the fighter pilot's wife?

3. What does Neil say he definitively won't work with?

4. What did Odin sacrifice one of his own eyes for?

5. What kind of firm does Clive Draycott belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dirk hurt himself as he tries to get into confront the eagle?

2. How does Thor put things right after he tears up Odin's contract and why does he do this?

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

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

5. What does the old man that finally gives Dirk a cigarette look like?

6. 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?

7. How does Kate know that Thor is the man she has been looking for from the airport?

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

9. What is Dirk's impression of the eagle when he sees it in the street?

10. How do Toe Rag and the green-eyed monster try to escape from Valhalla?

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 Kate's state of mind as she is trying to board the plane. Describe her motivation for going to the airport and her attitude toward the troubles she encounters as she tries to board the plane.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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