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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 has opened a passage into the interior of the planet?

2. What will die in the next chapter?

3. What does Eddie say the characters' adventure will end in?

4. Who saved Ford and Arthur?

5. Where does Marvin have a terrible pain?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the chances of being picked up in space?

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

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

5. What is Marvin's problem?

6. What problems does Zaphod have with the computer?

7. What was life like in the former Galactic Empire?

8. What is the significance of the babel fish?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that describes the pursuit of happiness for the average human, and why it is difficult even for people who have digital watches.

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 compares the novel to another work of science-fiction comedy.

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