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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who announces where the pilots are parked when they sleep at night?
(a) The male caller
(b) Sykes
(c) Shimoda
(d) Richard

2. The woman caller is tired of hearing ___________.
(a) Do your thing
(b) I don't care what you think
(c) Nothing is impossible
(d) It doesn't matter

3. The book tells Richard that ___________ characters can be more real than flesh and blood.
(a) Comic
(b) Family
(c) Fictional
(d) Literary

4. What does not occur, even though the Fleet runs better than ever and does not kill any more bugs?
(a) Tragedies
(b) Death threats
(c) Miracles
(d) New students

5. Shimoda asks: Can they be living in four billion _______________?
(a) Different spaces
(b) Separate worlds
(c) Different illusions
(d) Different dreams

6. Richard tells Shimoda as he is dying that he didn't think Shimoda had any ____________.
(a) Regrets in his life
(b) Enemies
(c) Common sense
(d) Reason to fear

7. Richard tries a shorter answer: He allows both the ________ and himself to live as they choose.
(a) World
(b) Cloud
(c) Individual
(d) Plane

8. Shimoda can do anything because he _________ he knows.
(a) Was told
(b) Is sure
(c) Believes
(d) Knows

9. Shimoda says he and Richard both ____________.
(a) Can understand everything
(b) Know all things
(c) Know nothing
(d) Are Masters

10. Richard recalls reading about __________ but finds letting go of doubt hard.
(a) Music
(b) Hypnotic learning
(c) Mastery
(d) Allknowingness

11. The vampire is free to __________ however he wants, and the choices go on and on
(a) Indulge
(b) Live
(c) Resist
(d) Exist

12. When a woman calls in, she points out some must __________, earning their bread by the sweat of their brow.
(a) Hold down a job
(b) Be productive
(c) Be accountable
(d) Work to the bone

13. The male caller believes he is free to come over to the station and ________________.
(a) Blow off Shimoda's head
(b) Protest Shimoda
(c) Complain to the station manager
(d) Talk to Shimoda

14. Shimoda tests Richard by questioning his value as a part of society when he runs around as a ____________.
(a) Rebel
(b) Disciple
(c) Gypsy pilot
(d) Freeloader

15. What is the first way Richard tries to love the kind, but friendless persona Shimoda pretends to be?
(a) Serious
(b) Humor
(c) Logical
(d) Physical contact

Short Answer Questions

1. Shimoda turns a question back onto Richard: Can _____________ walk through walls?

2. Shimoda says that Richard is here to learn that it does not matter whether he ___________ or not.

3. Shimoda marvels at the way Richard never stops ____________ during their lessons and discussions.

4. In what kind of light does Shimoda instruct Richard to visualize his desired objects.

5. Richard will need to give himself conscious __________ to do things he wants to do.

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