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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. Is this sort of thing going to happen every time the improbability drive is used?
(a) Very probably
(b) The probability is unknown.
(c) Highly improbably
(d) Problematically probably

2. Where could Ford have more fun than Magrathea?
(a) Back on the ship
(b) The dentist
(c) Beselthemun
(d) A cat litter

3. What is Marvin's nickname?
(a) The Complain-o-matic
(b) Depresso
(c) Marvy
(d) The Paranoid Android

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day could Arthur never get the hang of?

2. What part of an Antarean parakeet is a revolting delicacy?

3. What does the Guide say about the Earth?

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

5. Who is Mr. Prosser a descendant of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What went through the mind of the bowl of petunias? Why do you think this is?

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

3. Why are the events of the next chapter given away in advance? What is withheld?

4. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

5. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox?

6. What does the Nutri-Matic drink machine do?

7. What effect did Magrathea have on the former Galactic Empire?

8. Why are towels so important?

9. What is the significance of the chances of being picked up in space?

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

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