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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tricia dream about?
(a) Parrots and other birds.
(b) Stars floating around the sky.
(c) Cats stalking mice.
(d) Burglars falling out of trees.

2. What club did Tricia go to in New York that she wants to tell someone about?
(a) Omega.
(b) Beta.
(c) Theta.
(d) Alpha.

3. What hits the Earth that is the subject of this novel and makes it different from other Earths?
(a) A neutrino.
(b) A quark.
(c) A tiny meteorite.
(d) A cosmic ray.

4. What lesson does Tricia believe life has taught her?
(a) Never to refuse a free meal.
(b) Never to go out without makeup.
(c) Never to expose her true feelings.
(d) Never to go back for her bag.

5. The character in the alien book Arthur reads dies of _______________.
(a) A bullet.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Exposure.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the aliens enjoy monitoring?

2. What does Eric pick for good luck?

3. How long does it take Ford to complete his business in the virtual reality after satisfying the authorities of his right to be there?

4. What does Ford use to open the window?

5. What are the men in the editor's office armed with when Ford returns?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Arthur the sole survivor of the space ship crash?

2. How was the alien Tricia met at the party disguised?

3. How does Ford stop himself from falling?

4. What problem do the aliens have that they want Tricia's help with?

5. Why are officials unconcerned about Fenchurch's disappearance?

6. What does the Hitch Hiker's Guide do to areas where it sets up its offices?

7. What does Ford say to the armed men who are in the editor's office?

8. Who comes to find out what Ford is doing in the virtual reality?

9. According to Eric the gardener, what happened to Mrs. Williams' cat?

10. What do the aliens tell Tricia about Elvis?

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