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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. What does Trillian think of the sandwich?

2. What illusion does Random walk through in the woods?

3. Where does Old Thrashbarg say the Perfectly Normal Beasts come from?

4. What kind of shoes does Ford buy himself?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man who accosts Ford and Arthur when they enter the London club say?

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

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

4. What is odd about the Perfectly Normal Beast?

5. What does Random find at the crash site?

6. How is the Earth finally destroyed?

7. Why doesn't Arthur's watch tell the right time?

8. Describe how the Sandwich Maker makes a sandwich.

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

10. How was Ford saved the second time he jumped out the window of the Guide building?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss happiness in the novel.

1) What creates happiness in the novel? Are the factors that contribute to happiness internal or external?

2) How do personality and identity contribute to happiness in the novel?

3) What is the relationship between happiness and belonging in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

All of the characters have unique and sometimes conflicting perspectives in the novel. Discuss relative perspectives and points of view in the novel.

1) What are the limitations of individual perspectives of characters like Arthur, Ford, Tricia, and Random? How do their perspectives affect their choices?

2) Why does the author emphasize limited, individual perspectives in the novel?

3) How is a limited perspective necessary for understanding and comprehending the world?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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