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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. What is being delivered outside Dirk's house as he wakes up in the morning after the Heathrow incident?
(a) A vending machine.
(b) A giant cauldron.
(c) A pizza.
(d) A harpsichord.

2. At what type of cafe does Dirk take up residence after buying his I Ching calculator?
(a) An Irish cafe.
(b) A Cotswold cafe.
(c) An Islington cafe.
(d) A French cafe.

3. How is Odin described when Thor contemplates Toe Rag's insistence that he only does what Odin tells him to do?
(a) As a pampered old god.
(b) As a force of nature.
(c) As a lightening bolt.
(d) As a tree-totaller.

4. What is country of origin of the record turntable in Anstey's basement?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) UAE.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

5. Who is the leader of the band that recorded "Hot Potato"?
(a) Shasta.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Pain.
(d) Heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "unmistakable quality" does Dirk think Anstey's complaining neighbor has about her?

2. Who does the narrator think would not like Dirk's bedroom decor?

3. Why does Kate think the mechanic pawned the tow job off on his son?

4. What is hanging on the wall of Mr. Standish's office?

5. What does Thor call Toe Rag?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dirk think about Anstey's bedroom?

2. What does Dirk say of the kind of day he thinks Kate has had and how does she react?

3. Why does Gilks think Anstey's death was a suicide?

4. What does Kate think of Dirk's appearance when she confronts him after the crash?

5. Why does the neighborhood on Lupton Road 'resent' the police cars that are parked there?

6. How does Odin feel about the article he has read in the newspaper about the incident at the airport?

7. What does Dirk think about the missing Miss Pearce and what is his history with her?

8. What is Dirk's impression of the hallway in Anstey's house as he enters?

9. Why does Dirk write his order down on a napkin at the Islington cafe?

10. How does the author describe the boy in Anstey's attic room?

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