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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tricia travel home from New York?
(a) By ship.
(b) By commercial airplane.
(c) By private airplane.
(d) By submarine.

2. What does Ford's new editor give him?
(a) A bill.
(b) A pink slip.
(c) A corporate ID.
(d) A credit card.

3. Where do Tricia and Gail Andrews go to talk?
(a) The hotel bar.
(b) A cafe down the street.
(c) Gail's car.
(d) Tricia's room.

4. What does the old lady do with the food she's been cooking over a fire?
(a) She throws it away.
(b) She spreads it in her garden.
(c) She eats it all.
(d) She burns it up.

5. What occupies the seventeenth floor of the Guide offices?
(a) The marketing department.
(b) The executive conferencing center.
(c) The executive washrooms.
(d) The lunch rooms.

6. The character in the alien book Arthur reads dies of _______________.
(a) A bullet.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Exposure.
(d) A heart attack.

7. Who finds Tricia to tell her she has a screen test for the job she wants?
(a) A gaffer.
(b) A production assistant.
(c) A chauffeur.
(d) A secretary.

8. 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 does not respond.
(d) The elevator doesn't seem to understand the request.

9. What does the prophet play for Arthur to show what's happened to his profession?
(a) A video.
(b) The television.
(c) The radio.
(d) A record.

10. What does Tricia think the air smells like in New York in fall?
(a) Burning oil.
(b) Cat-infested back alleys.
(c) Fried goats.
(d) Dry leaves.

11. What does Tricia want to do as she falls asleep?
(a) Watch the television.
(b) Listen to a record.
(c) Read a book.
(d) Listen to the radio.

12. For what does Arthur now mostly use his Hitch Hiker's Guide?
(a) Holding down papers.
(b) Eating sandwiches off of it.
(c) Finding transport timetables.
(d) Finding local pubs.

13. Where is it said that wisdom and truth are to be found?
(a) The cold, stormy Northern Points of the Galaxy.
(b) The outer Eastern Rim of the Galaxy.
(c) The furthest points of the Inner Galactic Core.
(d) The deep Southern Depths of the Galaxy.

14. What does Tricia think monitoring Earth must be like?
(a) Fascinating.
(b) Tiring.
(c) Boring.
(d) Overwhelming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford do instinctively when he enters the virtual reality?

2. What is Tricia fixing herself when she goes outside to see what the strange lights are?

3. What is in Arthur's motel room for protection against boghogs?

4. What does Ford use to catch the security robot?

5. Where does Tricia plan to go in the evening?

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