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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?
(a) The Starship Heart of Gold
(b) The Space Trucker
(c) An interstellar freighter
(d) A passing Teaser

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

3. What are the Vogons going to do to Arthur and Ford?
(a) Throw them into space
(b) Vaporize them
(c) Put them in prison
(d) Return them to the Earth

4. What is the last word the computer sings?
(a) "At the end of the storm is a golden sky."
(b) "Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart."
(c) "Don't be afraid that death is nigh."
(d) "You'll never walk alone!"

5. What is Trillian's only link with Earth?
(a) A digital watch
(b) Arthur
(c) Mice
(d) Her cat

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur say that saving everyone's lives was?

2. What did Zaphod call himself when he was on Earth?

3. What is a good source of Brownian motion?

4. What play does an infinite number of monkeys write?

5. What does Arthur wish he listened to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Trillian say about her degree in math and astrophysics? What does she mean?

2. How do the characters react to seeing the planet Magrathea? What do they think of its legend?

3. What was life like in the former Galactic Empire?

4. How grateful is everyone to Arthur for saving their lives?

5. What is the problem with Zaphod's brain?

6. Why does Zaphod pretend to be stupid? What does Trillian think of this?

7. How does Ford Prefect manage to get Arthur to stop lying in front of the bulldozers?

8. Why does Trillian have trouble sleeping?

9. What is Arthur angry about? What does he do?

10. How do the characters react to the surface of Magrathea?

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