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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 is the result of the improbability sum?

2. Who is Ford Prefect?

3. What is written on the cover of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

4. Resistance is...

5. What escapes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with Marvin the android?

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

3. Why are towels so important?

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

5. Why does Ford have trouble sleeping?

6. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

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

8. What is Marvin's problem?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about something in the novel that is based on something in the real world, and the connection between the fictional and real versions. Examples include the bureaucratic Vogons, the figurehead Galactic presidency, and so on.

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