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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 green-eyed monster do to the stable master at Valhalla?

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

3. What does Dirk think the eagle's talons could easily rip up?

4. Where in Wales did Thor lose count?

5. As Dirk turns through Islington, he begins the long haul past _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Saint Pancras Station look like?

3. How does Kate give Thor what he wants for his wounds?

4. What deliberate provocation does Thor precipitate toward Kate after his bath and how does Kate react?

5. Where does Thor find Odin's contract and what happens when he tries to present the evidence in Valhalla?

6. Who is Stan Dubeck?

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

8. What does Dirk think of the subconscious mind?

9. 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?

10. Why is Dirk's impression of mail he gets from American Express paradoxical?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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