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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. How high are the poles in the village of poles that Arthur goes to?

2. What design is on Ford's towel?

3. Ford replaces the security robot's chip with _______________.

4. What flavor of ice cream has abnormally low sales in this changed Earth?

5. What does the old lady do with the food she's been cooking over a fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the aliens on Arthur's new planet physically differ from humans?

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

3. What prevents Tricia from going though with her plans for the evening on the day she returns from New York?

4. What happens to the crew of the Grebulon ship?

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

6. At the relocation office, when Arthur imagines himself back on Earth, what does he imagine doing?

7. What metaphor does Tricia think of, for trying to live life according to a plan?

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

9. What does Eric want Tricia to do when she gets home?

10. What does Ford steal from his new editor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in the novel seek a sense of belonging. Discuss belonging in the novel.

1) What causes characters in the novel to feel a sense of belonging or a lack of belonging?

2) Why does Arthur try to seek out Earth? How does he try to find a sense of belonging after failing? What allows him to finally find a sense of belonging?

3) How does Random seek a sense of belonging? How does Arthur's watch provide a possibility of belonging?

4) How does Trillian seek a sense of belonging? How does Tricia seek a sense of belonging, and how does she lack one, even though she is still on Earth?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss chance and randomness in the novel.

1) How does chance and randomness affect the Earth and its different possibilities in different dimensions?

2) How does the existence of the new Guide destroy chance and randomness?

3) How does chance and randomness affect the characters, for good or ill, in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the new Guide, its abilities, and its implications in the novel.

1) Why is Ford so concerned about the new Guide and its capabilities?

2) What is the new Guide? How does it operate, and why is it dangerous technology? Why does the Hitchhiker's Guide office want to develop this technology?

3) How is the Guide different from the normal characters that populate the universe? How is it different from objects, machines, and robots? Is it a being, a machine, or something else?

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