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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the alien's ship that landed on Earth several billion years ago explode?
(a) The engines weren't ready.
(b) The Electric Monk pushed the wrong button.
(c) Lightning struck the ship.
(d) Nobody knows.

2. When Michael Wenton-Weakes wakes up in a strange mood, he realizes that he had just dreamed about what?
(a) Mud, loneliness, and strange crawling creatures.
(b) Radios, mixed messages, and purple flowers.
(c) Horses, pastures, and freedom.
(d) Sand, sun, and surf.

3. Dirk insists on talking about Richard's sofa with him because he firmly believes that:
(a) All things are fundamentally interconnected.
(b) All conversations lead to answers.
(c) The sofa is an alien in disguise.
(d) Someone has hidden a message inside the sofa.

4. Dirk figures out that the alien ghost wants to wipe out humanity and:
(a) Let trees take over the world.
(b) Start over with dolphins as the dominant species.
(c) Haunt a planet free of annoying people.
(d) Start over and build his own paradise.

5. Who sits next to three drunk men on a train that is full of party revelers from a wedding?
(a) Susan.
(b) Reg.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Michael.

6. After receiving the vital piece of information from Richard about a murder, Dirk realizes that the alien ghost was able to possess Michael because:
(a) Knew Ross well.
(b) Both missed Michael's magazine.
(c) Both had the intent to kill.
(d) Knew Gordon well.

7. At the end of the story, Richard is able to make reservations for dinner with Susan at a very expensive, elite restaurant that's booked three weeks in advance by doing what?
(a) Going back in time.
(b) Having Dirk tip the host.
(c) Getting the ghost to scare the regulars out.
(d) Claiming he took part in saving the world.

8. During Richard's phone conversation with Susan about Gordon's murder, he learns that the police:
(a) No longer suspect him.
(b) Are ruling it a suicide.
(c) Have a long list of suspects.
(d) Now suspect Dirk.

9. The ghost explains that he was able to enter Samuel Taylor Coleridge's mind when he was what?
(a) A toddler.
(b) An old man.
(c) On laudanum.
(d) In love.

10. At Richard's place, Detective Inspector Mason is accompanied by Sergeant Gilks, who is:
(a) Michael's half brother.
(b) Gordon's former college roommate.
(c) The officer who found Richard on the road.
(d) The person who got Dirk kicked out of college.

11. When Detective Inspector Mason arrives at Richard's apartment, what does he order police officers to do?
(a) Look under the beds.
(b) Check the microwave.
(c) Confiscate the computers.
(d) Move the sofa.

12. While Richard tries to explain to Susan who his friend Dirk Gently is, who arrives?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Reg.
(c) Sergeant Gilks.
(d) Michael.

13. When Richard and Dirk go to Reg's home, Richard learns that:
(a) The Electric Monk has paid Reg a visit.
(b) Dirk already knows Reg.
(c) Reg has completely lost his mind.
(d) Susan has paid Reg a visit.

14. Dirk tells Richard that under hypnosis, he was able to remember details he's not even aware of consciously, including a full description of what?
(a) Gordon's car.
(b) Sarah's dress.
(c) Reg's horse.
(d) Susan's apartment.

15. When Michael Wenton-Weakes digs into his wastebasket, he pulls out a copy of the magazine Fathom and finds what?
(a) Article about Susan.
(b) Ad for Dirk's agency.
(c) Ad for Electronic Monks.
(d) Article written by Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dirk hears Gordon's ghost on the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment. What does the ghost want?

2. Reg's explanation of his magic tricks reveals that he has been:

3. What does the ghost say about possessing Michael?

4. After seeking advice from Nicola, who is ill, about a cello piece with challenging fingering, Susan gets a call. She answers it and hears what?

5. When Richard visits Susan to comfort her after Gordon's death, the phone rings; Richard answers it and hears what?

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