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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zaphod invent?

2. Who is Ford Prefect?

3. Why do parents tell their children about the legend of Magrathea?

4. How long has Magrathea been dead for?

5. What is the planet Damogran home to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What problems does Zaphod have with the computer?

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

10. Why are towels so important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining your opinion on the nature of the universe, and the basic elements of a novel that would communicate this opinion to readers. Be sure to include:

1 - Themes that would best express this viewpoint (for example, optimism, futility, cyclical events);

2 - Types of characters (for example, anti-heroes, well-meaning protagonists);

3 - How the novel's viewpoint is similar or different to that of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Essay Topic 2

Write a fictional essay from the perspective of a galactic historian that analyzes the legend of Magrathea. The essay can be skeptical, or argue for the existence of the mysterious planet.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that describes the personality of Zaphod Beeblebrox, and compares him to famous contemporary figures.

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