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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How do the executives for U.S./A.M. feel about a British accent on the show?
(a) Neither wants a British accent.
(b) Neither has an opinion about having a British accent.
(c) Both want a British accent.
(d) One is for a British accent and one is against it.
2. Where do the aliens say they live?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Rupert.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) In orbit.
3. What hits the Earth that is the subject of this novel and makes it different from other Earths?
(a) A tiny meteorite.
(b) A quark.
(c) A neutrino.
(d) A cosmic ray.
4. What does the Resettlement Advice Center worker do with the filing cabinet to get files out of it?
(a) It blows up the filing cabinet.
(b) It ingests the filing cabinet.
(c) It wrestles the filing cabinet.
(d) It walks through the filing cabinet.
5. What does Arthur hope to have on a new planet?
(a) Food that he can look at while he eats it.
(b) Comfortable chairs.
(c) Actual trees.
(d) Sort of human-looking people.
6. How long does it take Ford to complete his business in the virtual reality after satisfying the authorities of his right to be there?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Fifteen minutes
(d) A half hour.
7. What is the one ambition of the individuals on the planet NowWhat?
(a) To leave.
(b) To make money.
(c) To gain power.
(d) To sleep.
8. What does Ford find that has replaced the piece of furniture for which he aimed?
(a) A security robot.
(b) A small tank.
(c) A table filled with bottles.
(d) A fax machine.
9. Who is sent to recover the replacement central mission module?
(a) Robots.
(b) A workman.
(c) An engineer.
(d) The captain.
10. What does Eric pick for good luck?
(a) A daisy.
(b) A clover.
(c) A fern.
(d) A dandelion.
11. What comment does Arthur make to the people of his new planet that they don't understand?
(a) Good evening.
(b) Thank you.
(c) Good luck.
(d) I'm sorry.
12. How does Tricia travel home from New York?
(a) By commercial airplane.
(b) By submarine.
(c) By ship.
(d) By private airplane.
13. What does Ford do instinctively when he enters the virtual reality?
(a) He heads toward the most prominent landmark.
(b) He heads toward the most colorful element.
(c) He looks for a guide that will point him forward.
(d) He heads as far downward as possible.
14. What causes the prophet to begin speaking in tongues?
(a) He hits his thumb with a hammer.
(b) He gets stung by a bee.
(c) He gets bitten by a dog.
(d) He gets struck by lightning.
15. How high are the poles in the village of poles that Arthur goes to?
(a) Twenty or thirty feet.
(b) Over a hundred feet.
(c) Eighty or ninety feet.
(d) Fifty or sixty feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tricia dream about?
2. What lesson does Tricia believe life has taught her?
3. How long are the books on the alien world where Arthur settles?
4. What is Tricia fixing herself when she goes outside to see what the strange lights are?
5. After what type of animal does Ford name the security robot?
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