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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dirk get an unusual phone with big red push-buttons?
(a) He had thrown his previous phone out the window.
(b) To make his agency look more reputable.
(c) It was on sale.
(d) So that a ghost can use it easily.

2. The individual sitting with drunk men on the train full of party revelers is haunted by an ancient ghost who says that:
(a) His group tried to reach Venus but ended up on Earth instead.
(b) His group tried to reach another galaxy but ended up on Earth instead.
(c) His group came to Earth to destroy it.
(d) His group came to Earth to build a paradise.

3. Richard presses Reg to explain how he got the salt shaker into the old Greek pot, and Reg replies that:
(a) He hasn't the slightest idea how he did it.
(b) He mentally rearranged the atoms.
(c) He got the man who made the pot to put it in.
(d) It would take months to explain it.

4. What is the point of the blue squiggles Dirk writes on a piece of paper?
(a) He is trying to communicate with the ghost.
(b) He is trying to solve the problem of the conjuring trick.
(c) He wants to see if a hypnotized Richard can read them.
(d) He wants to recreate the energy diagrams of water.

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

6. When Richard and Dirk visit Reg, what does Dirk say to Reg about his secret?
(a) Reg could get arrested if the secret gets out.
(b) The whole world already knows it.
(c) Dirk already knows what it is.
(d) It's impossible to figure out.

7. After Richard comes out of hypnosis, where does Dirk take him to talk about what he learned during the session?
(a) The canal.
(b) The pool.
(c) A pizza place.
(d) A tea shop.

8. When Richard and Dirk visit Reg, why does Dirk prompt Richard to ask about the conjuring trick?
(a) To get Reg to confirm what Dirk already knows.
(b) To get Richard to break the ice between them.
(c) Dirk is too shy to ask about it himself.
(d) Dirk wants to learn how to do this trick.

9. Reg's explanation of his magic tricks reveals that he has been:
(a) Possessed by a ghost.
(b) Hallucinating.
(c) Time traveling.
(d) Abducted by aliens.

10. When Richard visits Susan to comfort her after Gordon's death, the phone rings; Richard answers it and hears what?
(a) Cats meowing.
(b) Faint windy noise.
(c) Loud electric guitar.
(d) Rhythmic clicking.

11. When Richard goes to Susan's place to comfort her after her brother's death, he finds her doing what?
(a) Looking at photo albums.
(b) Talking on the phone.
(c) Staring out the window.
(d) Playing the cello.

12. 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) Both missed Michael's magazine.
(b) Knew Gordon well.
(c) Both had the intent to kill.
(d) Knew Ross well.

13. Dirk hears Gordon's ghost on the answering machine tape found in Richard's apartment. What does the ghost want?
(a) To have someone search his cottage.
(b) To leave a message for Reg's associate.
(c) To have someone search his car.
(d) To leave a message on Richard's answering machine.

14. What does the ghost say about possessing Michael?
(a) Michael will never be the same again.
(b) Michael is a twit who deserves to be haunted.
(c) No harm will come to him.
(d) No one will miss him.

15. After Gordon's death, how does Dirk manage to get into Richard's apartment?
(a) Shipping himself in a package.
(b) Using his invisibility shield.
(c) Fast-talking his way past the police.
(d) Hypnotizing the security guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. After waking up from unusual dreams, pondering the events of the night before, and realizing he has no lunch date planned, what does Michael Wenton-Weakes do?

2. After Dirk saves the world, Richard asks:

3. The ancient alien ghost explains that he came from where?

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. 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?

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