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

2. When Richard returns home in Chapter 11, he feels as if he is acting ____________________.
(a) angrily.
(b) childishly.
(c) petulantly.
(d) coyly.

3. Over what body of water does Richard paraglide?
(a) Puget Sound.
(b) Mississippi River.
(c) Lake Erie.
(d) Atlantic Ocean.

4. Who does Richard take on an airplane ride in Chapter 10?
(a) Ray.
(b) Sean.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Dickie.

5. What is Dickie's reaction when Richard's friends want him to do something he does not want to do in Chapter 17?
(a) He throws a fit.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the angel at the beginning of Chapter 4?

2. When explaining the different levels that make up his whole being, Richard tells Dickie that he envisions himself as ______________________.

3. Richard recalls a fear of ___________________ as a boy.

4. Shepherd states that time is ______________________.

5. Where did Richard live when he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the metaphor of being captain of your own ship as Richard explains it to Dickie.

2. Describe Dickie's sense of accomplishment in the water tower incident.

3. What conflict does Richard realize he has regarding relating to Dickie?

4. What story does Richard tell Dickie about his friends, Mike and Jack, that lets Richard know that he and Dickie are a good team?

5. What is the landscape in which Richard finds Dickie in his mind and what does it symbolize?

6. Describe the time that a woman came to Richard and started discussing his thoughts.

7. Describe Richard's first encounter with Dickie.

8. Who is Sheperd and how does Richard encounter him?

9. What is Richard's pattern for dealing with life's challenges, and how can Dickie possibly help him in this area?

10. What role do angels play in Richard's life?

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