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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 country's coastlines did Slartibartfast get an award for?
(a) Canada
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Greenland

2. How many cops are there?
(a) Three
(b) Two
(c) Six
(d) Four

3. Who will see the characters at the end of the chapter?
(a) Arthur
(b) Slartibartfast
(c) The mice
(d) The police

4. How does Deep Thought rank in terms of all-time thinking power?
(a) Third
(b) First
(c) Second
(d) Fourth

5. What happened to the dolphins when the Vogons arrived?
(a) They negotiated with the Vogons and were taken away.
(b) They left by their own means.
(c) They died along with the humans.
(d) No one is entirely sure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the supercomputer?

2. Who caused a war by an idle comment?

3. What will the New Earth not be?

4. What are Zaphod, Ford, and Trillian doing when Arthur arrives?

5. Who are the hosts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deep Thought intend to help the men find the question to his answer?

2. How did Zaphod and Ford meet Yooden Vranx?

3. What was the true relationship between mice and men?

4. What is the story of Veet Voojagig?

5. What do you think Deep Thought's answer means?

6. Do the characters learn any great lessons through the course of this book?

7. What do the mice want from Arthur?

8. Why do the philosophers object to Deep Thought? What is the computer's solution?

9. What is R used to measure?

10. Did the dolphins leave mankind to its fate, or try to help?

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