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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Richard live when he was a boy?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Washington.
2. Richard tells his wife what it feels like to ____________________.
(a) win a race.
(b) hit a home run.
(c) look at the world like a child again.
(d) climb a mountain.
3. Richard encourages Dickie to free himself from __________________.
(a) swearing.
(b) smoking.
(c) numbers.
(d) lying.
4. When explaining the different levels that make up his whole being, Richard tells Dickie that he envisions himself as ______________________.
(a) a focus group leader.
(b) a corporate executive.
(c) the coach of a football team.
(d) the captain of a ship.
5. What is the name of Richard's airplane?
(a) Orville.
(b) Cloud Rider.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Fresh Aire.
6. In Chapter 17, Richard is hanging out with his friends named Mike and _________________.
(a) James.
(b) Jack.
(c) Bud.
(d) Steve.
7. What does Richard respond when Dickie asks Richard's age?
(a) Old enough to know better.
(b) Older than Methuselah.
(c) Older than dirt.
(d) Numbers are not important.
8. Richard encourages Dickie to defy convention and __________________.
(a) just be.
(b) make a lot of money.
(c) never get married.
(d) be an artist.
9. Richard's wife feels that Dickie may help Richard _______________________.
(a) learn how to speak French.
(b) be more spiritual.
(c) get some joy in his life.
(d) remember his way around problems.
10. Richard recalls meeting a woman who could _________________________.
(a) read his mind.
(b) make a souffle.
(c) tell great jokes.
(d) make him cry.
11. When Richard returns home in Chapter 11, he feels as if he is acting ____________________.
(a) petulantly.
(b) angrily.
(c) coyly.
(d) childishly.
12. What does Richard think about as he jumps off the mountain to paraglide?
(a) The lesson that paragliding would be for Dickie.
(b) How strong the wind is.
(c) Where he will land.
(d) Where his friends are.
13. When Richard is trying to find Dickie, Richard's mind is described as ___________________.
(a) a kaleidoscope.
(b) a desolate landscape.
(c) a cloudless sky.
(d) a whirling dervish.
14. What large item does Richard ask Dickie to recall?
(a) A water tower.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A blimp.
(d) A mall.
15. Leslie points out that Richard probably has a lot in common with ______________.
(a) Leslie.
(b) his brother.
(c) his college roommate.
(d) Dickie.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Richard when his brother died?
2. Richard admits that he has a tendency to ___________________ when things get difficult.
3. Richard's brothers are Roy and __________________.
4. How old is Richard?
5. Richard states that people come into his life at strange times to _______________________.
This section contains 378 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
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