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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. Is this sort of thing going to happen every time the improbability drive is used?

2. Who is Mr. Prosser a descendant of?

3. Who has come to visit the Earth in massive yellow spaceships?

4. Where does the ship go when the Improbability Drive is activated?

5. What play does an infinite number of monkeys write?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are towels so important?

2. Why does Trillian have trouble sleeping?

3. What does Ford fail to understand about humans?

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

5. What is Marvin's problem?

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

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

8. What is the significance of the babel fish?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that critiques the scientific accuracy of a specific science theme in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, such as the babel fish or the Infinite Improbability Drive. The essay should be more of an opinion piece than a strict science essay, though try to be as "scientific" as possible.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that lists and explains all of the references within the novel to feelings of unease with the universe and the characters within it.

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