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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 scholars write about following the collapse?

2. What does Zaphod find?

3. What fantastic new industry was created?

4. What ship rescues Ford and Arthur?

5. What is the result of the improbability sum?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Trillian say about her degree in math and astrophysics? What does she mean?

4. How grateful is everyone to Arthur for saving their lives?

5. How does Ford Prefect manage to get Arthur to stop lying in front of the bulldozers?

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

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

8. What is Marvin's problem?

9. What happens when Zaphod tries to bring the ship in for a landing?

10. What problems does Zaphod have with the computer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short essay that describes the unusual writing style of Douglas Adams, giving examples where he "breaks the rules" of writing.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains the role of technology, and especially computers, in society today. Be sure to address:

1 - How computers are changing society;

2 - Problems caused by excessive computerization;

3 - Problems solved by computers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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