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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the opening of Chapter 4, Richard MacDuff is walking across the campus of St. Cedd's with whom?
(a) Professor Urban Chronotis.
(b) Cellist Susan Way.
(c) Detective Svlad Cjelli.
(d) CEO Gordon Way.

2. While Gordon Way drives his car and leaves a lengthy phone message for Susan, what does he hear?
(a) A loud siren all around him.
(b) A noise coming from the car trunk.
(c) A huge jet flying overhead.
(d) An explosion to the west.

3. As he searches for a door in the valley, the Electric Monk is temporarily distracted by a what?
(a) Flying saucer.
(b) Giant scorpion.
(c) Rock painting.
(d) Blue horse.

4. Gordon's ghost wakes up from his fainting spell by the sound of what?
(a) His radio alarm blaring.
(b) A mouse gnawing on bread crumbs.
(c) A knock on the door.
(d) His gas cooker exploding.

5. When Richard leaves Reg's place after seeing a horse in the bathroom, he notices that:
(a) There are no scratch marks from the horse's hooves by the front door.
(b) There is a second identical horse standing by the front door.
(c) There is a pile of hay on the front porch.
(d) There are no cars parked in front of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though he's a ghost, Gordon grows tired of walking down a deserted road and wonders if he might be able to do what?

2. Who had told Richard about L'Esprit d'Escalier?

3. When Richard calls L'Esprit d'Escalier, what does he find out?

4. Michael Wenton-Weakes spends much of his time brooding over the loss of what?

5. In Chapter 7, when Gordon Way stops to fill his car with petrol, what else does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. By the end of the first chapter, what appears to have happened to the tower?

2. Explain why Gordon is upset after he dies.

3. Describe the range of emotions Susan experiences in Chapter 3.

4. How does Richard explain to himself the vision he gets of Gordon Way standing in the middle of the road?

5. When Susan enters her apartment and finds Richard there, what does she do?

6. Why does Richard dislike Michael Wenton-Weakes?

7. As a ghostly Gordon makes his way to his cottage, what does he ponder?

8. In Chapter 2, why is the Electric Monk completely still as he sits atop his horse?

9. Dirk Gently doesn't appear in earnest until about a third of the way into the story. Is he the main character, or is someone else the main character of the story?

10. Explain how Dirk toys with Richard after spotting him breaking into an apartment.

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