"The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" -- Ch. 3 & 4

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1. In chapter three, we finally encounter Dirk Gently. What was he doing when the chapter opened? Walking Smoking Sleeping Eating

2. Who was NOT one of the people Adams said would be displeased with Dirk's home? Louis XIV Princess Diana Michelangelo Hercules

3. What lurked in Dirk's kitchen? Answer: (Two Words, one of which is an article or possessive pronoun)

4. Who had recently left Dirk's employ? His cleaning lady Both Neither His secretary

5. What job did Dirk do to earn money while his detective business was in a slump? What?! Soil his hands with plebeian jobs?! Dog walking Palmistry Writing horoscopes

6. What did Dirk realize as he sat at his kitchen table, praying for a client? His cleaning lady owed him money. A client was knocking on his door. He already had a client. An old client owed him money.

7. Dirk decided not to drive to his appointment, partly because he had no gas nor money for gas, but also because he would probably just get lost. Why did Dirk frequently get lost when driving? He consistently asked for directions from people who didn't speak English. He navigated "holistically." He had a "Zen" method of navigating. He used a broken magnet to navigate.

8. Dirk's client was "clearly loopy," but there was one compelling reason for Dirk to take the case. What was it? The client was Dirk's friend. Three hundred pounds a day plus expenses. There was a huge reward being offered for solving the case. Dirk would be killed if he couldn't solve the case.

9. Dirk's client, Geoff Anstey, was perfectly willing to pay Dirk's fee and expenses, but he expected one totally unreasonable thing from Dirk. What was this unreasonable expectation? That Dirk not smoke while working for him. That Dirk meet him at his home at 6:30 a.m. That Dirk must clean his refrigerator. That Dirk must accompany him on a visit to Valhalla.

10. Dirk's client had babbled about several things while explaining his situation to Dirk. Which was NOT one of the things he babbled about? A potato. A seven-foot tall, shaggy haired demon. Norse gods. A contract.

11. On his way to meet with his client, Dirk picked up a newspaper and immediately checked what section? The society page. The sports page. The horoscopes. The classified ads.

12. The newspaper also featured a picture that Dirk pondered briefly. What was in the photograph? The destroyed terminal at Heathrow. The missing airline girl. An eagle. A missing fighter pilot.

13. Dirk hoped to string his client along for how long, before no longer being able to keep a straight face? Three or four weeks. Three or four months. Three or four hours. Three or four days.

14. As Dirk approached his client's home on Lupton road, what disturbing sight did he see? A seven-foot tall, shaggy haired demon with a scythe. Several police cars and an ambulance. A huge, angry eagle. Several firetrucks and news vans.

15. What Dirk saw on Lupton Road did not sit comfortably with his visions of ...what? A new refrigerator. Staying alive. A new car. Making it home by tea-time.