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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What escapes?
(a) Trillian's pet mice
(b) Marvin
(c) The sperm whale
(d) The ghosts of planet Magrathea

2. What does Eddie say the characters' adventure will end in?
(a) Blood
(b) Celebration
(c) Sadness
(d) Tears

3. What happens to Ford and Arthur?
(a) They are sucked into the gravitational pull of a nearby planet.
(b) They die in deep space.
(c) They are rescued.
(d) They find a way back into the ship.

4. What reason does the old man give for the missiles that nearly destroyed the Heart of Gold?
(a) They needed to get rid of some missiles.
(b) The computers are bored.
(c) The old regime was a little paranoid.
(d) The ship is stolen, and there is a bounty on it.

5. What fantastic new industry was created?
(a) Custom planets
(b) Custom constellations
(c) Customer service
(d) Custom starships

Short Answer Questions

1. What was life in the former Galactic Empire largely free of?

2. What does the old man unsuccessfully try to do to Arthur?

3. What is the significance of the location where the Heart of Gold picked up Ford and Arthur?

4. What does Zaphod think about the ship computer?

5. What did Zaphod invent?

(see the answer key)

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