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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Random do when Ford begs her not to steal his ship and leave him alone in the forest with a head injury?
(a) She hits him with a rock.
(b) She pretends she doesn't hear him.
(c) She apologizes but leaves.
(d) She shrugs and leaves.

2. What does Ford say will probably happen to Colin?
(a) He will probably be incinerated.
(b) He will probably be reprogrammed.
(c) He will probably be recycled.
(d) He will probably be disassembled.

3. What is Tricia's camera pointing at when the spacecraft she is on lands on Rupert?
(a) The floor.
(b) The spaceport.
(c) Blank space.
(d) The sun.

4. How wide is the charging herd of Perfectly Normal Beasts?
(a) Around a hundred yards.
(b) Around six hundred yards.
(c) Around three hundred yards.
(d) Around nine hundred yards.

5. What does Ford hope to exploit about the Vogons?
(a) Their misunderstanding of logic.
(b) Their emotional weaknesses.
(c) Their mindless determination.
(d) Their tendency to literalness.

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

7. What condition is Ford in when Arthur discovers him?
(a) He has a broken arm.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is unconscious.

8. What is the Vogon captain's primary goal?
(a) To check off the box that says he's completed his orders.
(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 retire quiety to a small planet where he can grow asparagus.

9. Why don't Ford and Arthur want to get too close to the herd of Perfectly Normal Beasts?
(a) They can't stand the smell.
(b) They don't want the attention of too many beasts.
(c) They are afraid of being trampled.
(d) They are afraid of being deafened.

10. What does Arthur see Ford doing after the shooting at the club?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Jumping.
(d) Laughing.

11. Where does Old Thrashbarg say the Perfectly Normal Beasts come from?
(a) The other side.
(b) Far and away.
(c) The Almighty's realm.
(d) The domain of the King.

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

13. How does Arthur react when Ford tells him the Guide has been bought out?
(a) With fear.
(b) With sarcasm.
(c) With anger.
(d) With joy.

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

15. How many days are there in a year on Lamuella?
(a) 360.
(b) 390.
(c) 300.
(d) 330.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song does Ford ask the singer at the Bar & Grill to perform?

3. What does Old Thrashberg say life will be like without Arthur?

4. What animals do not react to the arrival of the spaceship?

5. For what do Ford and Arthur at first mistake the approaching spring migration of the Perfectly Normal Beasts?

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