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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. Where have Zaphod and Arthur met before?
(a) At a party in Islington
(b) They have never actually met.
(c) When Arthur was abducted by aliens
(d) When Zaphod buzzed Earth as a teaser

2. The typical Vogon is...
(a) Evolved
(b) Vile
(c) Drunk
(d) Pleasant

3. Why do parents tell their children about the legend of Magrathea?
(a) They want them to grow up to become sociologists.
(b) They want them to grow up to become psychologists.
(c) They want them to grow up to become economists.
(d) They want them to grow up to become physical therapists.

4. What colors are the Heart of Gold's interior after Arthur activates the Improbability Drive?
(a) Purple and pinkish
(b) Red and yellow
(c) Yellow and blue
(d) Green and blue

5. Who is Ford Prefect?
(a) Arthur Dent's friend
(b) A drunk
(c) All of the above
(d) A roving researcher for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford buy on his way out of the pub?

2. Why can Marvin not keep his mind off things?

3. How does Arthur save the ship?

4. What is Marvin's nickname?

5. Where does Arthur Dent work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

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

3. How does Arthur try to save Ford and himself from the Vogon? What happens?

4. Where do Ford and Arthur find themselves immediately after being rescued? What is happening, and why?

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

6. What were the circumstances of how Arthur and Zaphod originally met?

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

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

9. What happens when Zaphod tries to bring the ship in for a landing?

10. What problems does Zaphod have with the computer?

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