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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 does the Guide say about the Earth?

2. Where are the characters located?

3. Why is Marvin an ironic character?

4. Where does Marvin have a terrible pain?

5. What does Zaphod Beeblebrox do to the Heart of Gold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are towels so important?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 stating your opinion, with evidence, of intelligent life on other planets.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining whether or not law enforcement would be effective if policemen and soldiers tried to use reason and appealed as individuals, rather than using weapons and the threat of violence.

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