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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Shepherd states that time is ______________________.
(a) fleeting.
(b) elusive.
(c) just across the street.
(d) timeless.

2. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?
(a) A bubble.
(b) A vault.
(c) A basement.
(d) A wooden cell.

3. Which of the following is NOT part of the decoration in Dickie's room?
(a) Beatles posters.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Toys.
(d) Games.

4. What does Richard see from the air that the adult brain says it could not reasonably survive?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Geese.

5. What name does Dickie now want to be called?
(a) Sir.
(b) Captain.
(c) Prince.
(d) Chairman.

6. Dickie is Richard's ___________________.
(a) conscience.
(b) inner child.
(c) imaginary friend.
(d) unborn child.

7. How old is Richard?
(a) 34.
(b) 75.
(c) 21.
(d) 59.

8. Tiger Mountain is located near which American city?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Duluth.

9. As he prepares to go out, Richard mentally expresses disgust for _________________.
(a) smoking.
(b) greed.
(c) evil.
(d) medicine.

10. What does Richard's wife think about Dickie?
(a) She thinks Richard has gone off the deep end.
(b) She thinks Richard should connect with him.
(c) She thinks Dickie is a great character for a movie.
(d) She thinks Richard should not dwell on the past.

11. In order to check the water level in the water tower, Richard had to climb up a tall ladder ______________________.
(a) on the tower.
(b) on the windmill.
(c) on a fire truck.
(d) by his house.

12. Richard's wife feels that Dickie may help Richard _______________________.
(a) get some joy in his life.
(b) learn how to speak French.
(c) remember his way around problems.
(d) be more spiritual.

13. When explaining the different levels that make up his whole being, Richard tells Dickie that he envisions himself as ______________________.
(a) the coach of a football team.
(b) a corporate executive.
(c) a focus group leader.
(d) the captain of a ship.

14. What is Richard doing with friends on Tiger Mountain?
(a) Paragliding.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Camping.

15. Leslie points out that Richard probably has a lot in common with ______________.
(a) his college roommate.
(b) his brother.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Dickie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Dickie hands Richard a memory of ____________________.

2. What was Richard's nickname as a boy?

3. Richard recalls meeting a woman who could _________________________.

4. What does Dickie think that Richard is going to do with him in Chapter 12?

5. What does Richard think about as he jumps off the mountain to paraglide?

(see the answer keys)

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