"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 His secretary Neither Both

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

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

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 navigated "holistically." He consistently asked for directions from people who didn't speak English. He used a broken magnet to navigate. He had a "Zen" method of navigating.

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

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 seven-foot tall, shaggy haired demon. Norse gods. A contract. A potato.

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 days. Three or four hours. Three or four weeks. Three or four months.

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 firetrucks and news vans. A huge, angry eagle. Several police cars and an ambulance.

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