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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. After Ford and Arthur ride through to the desert world, what does Ford tell Arthur to do?
(a) Hold on.
(b) Duck.
(c) Let go.
(d) Jump.

2. After Trillian left Random with Arthur, what story did she go to cover?
(a) A crime wave.
(b) An accident.
(c) An election.
(d) A war.

3. To whom is the parcel that the robot drone delivers to Arthur addressed?
(a) Ford Prefect.
(b) Arthur Dent.
(c) Random Astra.
(d) Trillian Astra.

4. Where was Random born?
(a) In a restaurant.
(b) On a star.
(c) On a spaceship.
(d) In a nightclub.

5. What unusual item does Ford try to buy with his credit card after landing on Earth?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) London Bridge.
(c) The Tower of London.
(d) The London Zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Random turns on her flashlight?

2. What causes the woman who arrives in the spacecraft to head toward the Sandwich Maker's house?

3. What does Random do with the rag given to her by the creature in the forest?

4. How does the barman respond to the size of the tip Ford wants to leave the singer at the Bar & Grill?

5. For whom does Trillian say they have reintroduced the death penalty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the new Guide arrange a spaceship to come?

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

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

4. What comes out of the trees toward Random, as she goes through the woods?

5. How does Ford react when he first sees a pikka bird?

6. How does Arthur use Ford's towel to attract a Perfectly Normal Beast?

7. How does the interview between Tricia and Random go?

8. What does the owner of the spaceship that Ford tries to buy tell him?

9. What does the new Guide demonstrate with a laser and the rain?

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

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