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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 had mankind achieved?
(a) Science, math, art, and so on.
(b) The car, computers, England, and so on.
(c) Digital watches, fire, New Jersey, and so on.
(d) The wheel, wars, New York, and so on.

2. Why does the gunfire stop?
(a) The cops decide to befriend the characters.
(b) The cops die.
(c) The cops run out of ammunition.
(d) The guns disappear into thin air.

3. What type of craft does the old man have?
(a) A skimmer
(b) A warcraft
(c) A hovercraft
(d) A cruiser

4. What is the significance of Arthur's feelings of paranoia?
(a) It means that the universe has great plans for him.
(b) Probably none whatsoever
(c) It comes from his psychic link to Zaphod Beeblebrox.
(d) It means that there is a fundamental type of evil existing in the universe.

5. What was the only thing dolphins did?
(a) Play in the water while having a good time
(b) Eat a lot of fish
(c) Sleep
(d) Do tricks and sing

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take anyone to speak after hearing the answer?

2. What is Arthur reading?

3. What is the usual fate of those who are determined to make fools of themselves in public?

4. Why is Slartibartfast's study a total mess?

5. Who are furious about the Earth's destruction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Phouchg and Loonquawl react to Deep Thought's answer?

2. What does Slartibartfast's award mean to him?

3. Why do you think the mice and the Magratheans are going to so much trouble to make the Earth seem like a real planet?

4. How does the author create suspense in this chapter?

5. What have the inhabitants of Magrathea been doing all this time? Why?

6. What do you think Deep Thought's answer means?

7. What is the story of Veet Voojagig?

8. What was the true relationship between mice and men?

9. Describe the conversation that Arthur has with Marvin.

10. Why do the mice believe the Ultimate Question they made up will sound plausable to the general public?

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