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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 colors are the Heart of Gold's interior after Arthur activates the Improbability Drive?

2. What escapes?

3. What was the home of this new industry?

4. Who is Ford Prefect?

5. What happens to Ford and Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Ford have trouble sleeping?

4. Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox?

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

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

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

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

9. How was the Infinite Improbability Drive created?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares the novel to another work of science-fiction comedy.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that briefly describes as many of the galactic civilizations and races in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as possible. Be sure to cover:

1 - Which civilizations are the most "alien."

2 - Whether or not the civilizations are/were friendly.

3 - Which civilization is the most interesting to you.

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