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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 Arthur having trouble with?

2. What is Deep Thought the size of?

3. Where is the Heart of Gold traveling from?

4. What type of dinosaur's ribcage is Slartibartfast's chair made of?

5. What does Phouchg call the name "Earth"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Slartibartfast's award mean to him?

2. Did the dolphins leave mankind to its fate, or try to help?

3. How did Zaphod and Ford meet Yooden Vranx?

4. What have the inhabitants of Magrathea been doing all this time? Why?

5. Describe the conversation that Arthur has with Marvin.

6. What mental condition is Marvin suffering from? How does he display these symptoms?

7. Do the characters learn any great lessons through the course of this book?

8. How do the characters escape from the computer bay?

9. What do you think the meaning of life is? Is there only one answer?

10. Why do the cops believe that they are more intelligent and enlightened than their peers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

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