2. What do the Grebulons generally do on long spaceflights?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Hold plays.
(c) Play scrabble.
(d) Play solitaire.

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

4. What do Ford and Arthur do when they arrive on Earth?
(a) Check into a hotel.
(b) Go to a bar.
(c) Go to a four-star restaurant.
(d) Go to a museum.

5. For what do Ford and Arthur at first mistake the approaching spring migration of the Perfectly Normal Beasts?
(a) A train.
(b) Thunder.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A spaceship.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the parcel that the robot drone delivers to Arthur addressed?

2. What unusual item does Ford try to buy with his credit card after landing on Earth?

3. What does Ford say that one could buy with the amount he pays at the Bar & Grill?

4. Where does Arthur put the parcel?

5. Where does Random go to open the parcel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tricia learn when she calls her television station from the editing booth?

2. What is odd about the Perfectly Normal Beast?

3. Why is Ford worried about the new Guide?

4. Describe the monument that marks the location where the species Vogon Vogonblurtus first appeared.

5. What worries Ford about what's happened during his visit to the Guide?

6. How does the new Guide arrange a spaceship to come?

7. What sort of review does Ford give the Bar & Grill?

8. How does Arthur use Ford's towel to attract a Perfectly Normal Beast?

9. How does the interview between Tricia and Random go?

10. What do Ford and Arthur talk about as they ride the Perfectly Normal Beast away?

(see the answer keys)

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