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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kate describe Thor's eyes?
(a) As jade-like.
(b) As tired.
(c) As glacial.
(d) As oval.

2. What does Tsuliwaensis say in terms of the number of immortal gods that are left?
(a) They are crowding the skies.
(b) There is only one.
(c) There are fewer that a bushel.
(d) There are so many more gnats.

3. What is sitting next to Odin's bed the afternoon following his return to Woodshead?
(a) A gold class ring.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A Stanley hammer.
(d) An onion ring.

4. What does Thor tear up to bind his injured arm?
(a) Kate's umbrella.
(b) Kate's nightgown.
(c) Kate's tablecloth.
(d) Kate's towel.

5. What did Odin sacrifice one of his own eyes for?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Survival.
(c) Peace.
(d) A good steak.

6. According to Odin, very little attention was given to _____ at Valhalla.
(a) Laundry.
(b) Weapon maintenance.
(c) Steak.
(d) Wine.

7. The air at Valhalla is filled with the noiseless howls of _____.
(a) Great winged dogs.
(b) Old godly jokes.
(c) The lonely wind.
(d) Tortured prisoners.

8. How does the author describe the Midland Grand Hotel?
(a) As an Art Deco trash compactor.
(b) As an epic shrine to mediocrity.
(c) As a huge, dark Gothic Fantasy of a building.
(d) As a colossal dump.

9. What does Dirk think the eagle's talons could easily rip up?
(a) A jet fighter.
(b) A small Volvo.
(c) A leather sofa.
(d) An oak tree.

10. Who sends a constant barrage of paradoxical notices to Dirk in the mail?
(a) Coca-Cola.
(b) American Express.
(c) The government.
(d) His brother.

11. What does Odin have to promise Woodshead to stay there?
(a) His son, Thor.
(b) His god-like powers.
(c) Valhalla.
(d) His entire estate.

12. What does Thor say he needs when Kate offers to help him with the bruise she just caused on his face?
(a) A cold compress.
(b) Compensation.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) A hug.

13. What sort of path does Thor's hammer take when he throws it into the sky?
(a) A long parabola.
(b) A loopty-loop.
(c) A short vector.
(d) A right angle.

14. Where did Dirk buy the Japanese print that is missing from his wall when the eagle comes into his house?
(a) Camden Passage.
(b) Korea.
(c) Cotswolds.
(d) Japan.

15. Who does Dirk see in the hospital when he wakes up?
(a) Odin.
(b) Kate.
(c) Annie Greene.
(d) Sally Mills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Neil suddenly erupt into during Kate's conversation with Thor after his bath?

2. In a rage, what does Thor tell Odin he has found?

3. What kind of covering is on Kate's sofa that Neil complains about?

4. What befalls Toe Rag and the green-eyed monster?

5. What is the neroli oil Kate puts in Thor's bath distilled from?

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