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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. How does Arthur describe Slartibartfast's story?
(a) Salubrious
(b) Salutary
(c) Subtle
(d) Salient

2. How can Arthur experience the answer to the great question?
(a) Sens-O-Tape
(b) Experience-O-Matic
(c) See-O-Vision
(d) Virtu-O-System

3. What is Deep Thought the size of?
(a) A small planet
(b) A small spaceship
(c) A small city
(d) A small continent

4. What is Deep Thought's answer to life, the universe, and everything?
(a) Be happy
(b) Go forth and multiply
(c) Forty-two
(d) Apple

5. Why is Slartibartfast's study a total mess?
(a) He is a slob.
(b) It has been unused for thousands of years.
(c) An earthquake
(d) The cleaning staff are dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the two most improbable events in the history of the universe?

2. How many cops are there?

3. How do the the characters survive the onslaught of police gunfire?

4. How does Deep Thought rank in terms of all-time thinking power?

5. What happened to the dolphins when the Vogons arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think the meaning of life is? Is there only one answer?

2. How does the author create suspense in this chapter?

3. Describe the scene that Arthur sees through the Sens-O-Tape.

4. What does Arthur cause with his idle remark?

5. How did Zaphod and Ford meet Yooden Vranx?

6. What is still unfinished about the New Earth?

7. What mental condition is Marvin suffering from? How does he display these symptoms?

8. Why do the mice believe the Ultimate Question they made up will sound plausable to the general public?

9. Why do you think the mice and the Magratheans are going to so much trouble to make the Earth seem like a real planet?

10. What species do you think is smarter than the dolphins? How do you know?

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