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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the parcel that the robot drone delivers to Arthur addressed?
(a) Arthur Dent.
(b) Random Astra.
(c) Ford Prefect.
(d) Trillian Astra.

2. What does Ford order that Arthur doesn't want to eat?
(a) Escargot.
(b) Veal.
(c) Liver.
(d) Foie gras.

3. What unusual item does Ford try to buy with his credit card after landing on Earth?
(a) London Bridge.
(b) The London Zoo.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) Big Ben.

4. What does Ford say that one could buy with the amount he pays at the Bar & Grill?
(a) Fort Knox.
(b) New York City.
(c) Earth.
(d) Switzerland.

5. What kind of shoes does Ford buy himself?
(a) Black and white oxfords.
(b) High snakeskin boots.
(c) Red sandals.
(d) Blue suede shoes.

6. Whose holographic image does the Guide first project for Random?
(a) Trillian's.
(b) Old Thrashburg's.
(c) Random's.
(d) Arthur's.

7. How many knives does the Sandwich Maker use?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

8. How does the barman respond to the size of the tip Ford wants to leave the singer at the Bar & Grill?
(a) He shrugs.
(b) He faints.
(c) He stares.
(d) He laughs.

9. What shape is Colin, the security robot?
(a) Cubical.
(b) Pyrimid-shaped.
(c) Spherical.
(d) Conical.

10. What causes Arthur to start running toward where he believes Random is?
(a) He sees his Guide.
(b) He hears a scream.
(c) He sees a flash of lightning.
(d) He sees a spaceship landing.

11. What does Old Thrashberg say is needed to attract the attention of a Perfectly Normal Beast?
(a) A handful of wheat.
(b) A purple flower.
(c) A pikka bird.
(d) A handful of dust.

12. How does Random ruin Arthur's knife?
(a) She uses it to carve wood.
(b) She uses it to throw at a target.
(c) She uses it to dig up stones.
(d) She uses it to cut a window in the wall.

13. Who will take over Arthur's sandwich-making after he leaves?
(a) The baker.
(b) The blacksmith.
(c) Old Thrashberg.
(d) His apprentice.

14. What is the Vogon captain's primary goal?
(a) To retire quiety to a small planet where he can grow asparagus.
(b) To afford a vacation on an intergalactic cruiser.
(c) To manage to be demoted and have another Vogon take his place as captain.
(d) To check off the box that says he's completed his orders.

15. What illusion does Random walk through in the woods?
(a) A holographic projection of flight safety instructions.
(b) An invisible wall that marks the edge of the world.
(c) A holographic in-flight movie.
(d) A screening field that hides the crash site.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates the signal that Ford homes in on to arrive at the planet?

2. What does Ford say will probably happen to Colin?

3. How does Arthur react when Ford tells him the Guide has been bought out?

4. What does Trillian think of the sandwich?

5. What does the new Guide test first, with Random?

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