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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 goes through the mind of the bowl of petunias?

2. Who saved Ford and Arthur?

3. What word describes the new personality of the computer?

4. What will die in the next chapter?

5. Who has come to visit the Earth in massive yellow spaceships?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marvin's problem?

2. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

3. What is the significance of the babel fish?

4. What is the interior of the Starship Heart of Gold like?

5. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox?

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

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

8. What is the problem with Marvin the android?

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

10. How was the Infinite Improbability Drive created?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that discusses the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains the role of Arthur Dent's character in the story, and the key differences between him and the other characters.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explains a simple way for people to be happy, or at least happier. The plan need not be entirely realistic.

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