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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character has something odd about him or her, like they are missing something?
(a) Trillian
(b) Ford
(c) Arthur
(d) Zaphod

2. What will die in the next chapter?
(a) A whale
(b) One of the characters
(c) Trillian's white mice
(d) Seven rabbits

3. What words best describe the reunion of Ford and Zaphod?
(a) Orgiastic boredom
(b) Appalling nonchalance
(c) Excited enthusiasm
(d) Zarkingly great energy

4. How many suns does Magrathea have?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three

5. What type of drive is the conventional engine of the Heart of Gold?
(a) Ion
(b) Photon
(c) Plasma
(d) Anti-gravity

6. What word describes the new personality of the computer?
(a) Matriarchal
(b) Condescending
(c) Sarcastic
(d) Ambivalent

7. What is written on the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
(a) This End Up
(b) Front Cover
(c) Don't Panic
(d) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

8. What does Zaphod find?
(a) The most improbable creature in existence
(b) The most improbable planet ever
(c) The most improbable galaxy ever
(d) The best vacation spot imaginable

9. Why does Ford order so much beer at lunchtime?
(a) It is a muscle relaxant.
(b) The world is about to end, and Ford wants to remember the taste.
(c) It is a psychological stabilizer.
(d) It is a memory disabler.

10. Why did Trillian pick up hitchhikers?
(a) She didn not; the ship picked them up all by itself.
(b) Zaphod told her to.
(c) She thought they would be useful as hostages.
(d) She was worried that they would die.

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

12. What did Zaphod call himself when he was on Earth?
(a) Ned
(b) Steve
(c) Peter
(d) Phil

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

14. What sits in a corner of the control cabin of the Starship Heart of Gold?
(a) A computer
(b) A robot
(c) A bar
(d) Trillian

15. After saying "Hi there!," the ship's computer prints out a ribbon of ticker tape. What does the tape say?
(a) A telephone number.
(b) "What can I do to help you?"
(c) The probability figure that Zaphod was about to ask it for.
(d) "I want you to know that whatever your problem, I am here to help you solve it."

Short Answer Questions

1. Is this sort of thing going to happen every time the improbability drive is used?

2. What is Trillian's only link with Earth?

3. How long has Magrathea been dead for?

4. What was the home of this new industry?

5. Where does Arthur Dent work?

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