Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently" - Part Two

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1. What word does Dirk claim "is not in my dictionary"? fear impossible failure cowardice

2. What poet's works (and the poet himself) figure prominently in the story? William Blake William Wordsworth Samuel Taylor Coleridge Percy Shelly

3. During the banquet at St. Cedd's, what object does Reg cause to disappear, and reappear inside an antique Greek pot which had been found by a child? a silver spoon a crystal wine glass a gold napkin ring a silver salt cellar

4. Name the former editor of the unsuccessful "Fathom" Magazine who finds himself out of a job when his mother sells the magazine out from under him? Lord Magna Vince Snetterton-Lewis A. K. Ross Michael Wenton-Weaks

5. Where is Reg's time machine? in the college gymnasium in the courtyard, disguised as a telephone box in a disused cellar in his apartment

6. Who shoots Gordon Way? an electric monk A.K. Ross Michael Wenton-Weaks a police officer

7. When Richard visits Reg in his rooms, there's a sudden noise from upstairs. The Reg investigates, and is relieved to discover that the disturbance is only ... what? a horse in the bathroom a poet under the stairs a policeman in the entrance hall a ghost in the closet

8. During questioning under hypnosis, Dirk gives Richard a post-hypnotic suggestion, which Richard later carries out. What does he do? stands on his head sings "Happy Birthday" answers an imaginary telephone jumps in a canal

9. How does the ghost of Gordon Way try to communicate with the living world? by telephone by appearing on a computer screen by e-mail by telepathy

10. In addition to Gordon Way's, another ghost figures prominently in the story. Who was this ghost in life? King George III a sailor Mozart an alien