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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the replacement central mission module?
(a) It is corrupt.
(b) It flies into space.
(c) It crumbles to dust.
(d) It explodes.

2. What are the men in the editor's office armed with when Ford returns?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Cattle prods.
(c) Rocket launchers.
(d) Flame throwers.

3. How do the executives for U.S./A.M. feel about a British accent on the show?
(a) Neither has an opinion about having a British accent.
(b) Both want a British accent.
(c) Neither wants a British accent.
(d) One is for a British accent and one is against it.

4. What is the one ambition of the individuals on the planet NowWhat?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To gain power.
(c) To leave.
(d) To make money.

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

6. Where do the aliens say they live?
(a) Rupert.
(b) In orbit.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) Pluto.

7. What gets hit when Ford ducks to avoid the armored man's weapon?
(a) The editor.
(b) The desk.
(c) The window.
(d) Another one of the armored men.

8. What does Ford use to catch the security robot?
(a) A hat.
(b) A towel.
(c) A laser.
(d) A net.

9. Why does Tricia say she is in television?
(a) Because nothing is real.
(b) Because that's where the money is.
(c) Because television is the future.
(d) Because it keeps her mind blank.

10. What design is on Ford's towel?
(a) A blue and pink floral pattern.
(b) Purple and yellow polka dots.
(c) A red and orange abstract pattern.
(d) Green and black stripes.

11. What is Tricia fixing herself when she goes outside to see what the strange lights are?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Gin and tonic.

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

13. What worries Ford when he tells the elevator that he wants to go to the 23rd floor?
(a) The elevator says that floor is popular.
(b) The elevator says "ah!" in a knowing way.
(c) The elevator doesn't seem to understand the request.
(d) The elevator does not respond.

14. What does King Antwelm assume?
(a) Money can buy happiness.
(b) People are naturally prone to violence.
(c) People want to be happy.
(d) Most important people are wealthy.

15. What level does one have to be to comprehend most of what the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has to say about parallel universes?
(a) Advanced God.
(b) Assistant to the Director of Gods.
(c) Lesser God.
(d) All Knowing God.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was used to draw the side of the President of NowWhat's head on the picture of him hanging in the airport?

3. What does Ford decide to do, after discovering the editor's office full of armed men?

4. What color are the aliens, in the light of Tricia's house?

5. What told Tricia that the man she met at the party was definitely from another planet?

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