Mostly Harmless Test | Final Test - Hard

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Mostly Harmless Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 120 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Arthur think named the Perfectly Normal Beast?

2. What does Ford hope to exploit about the Vogons?

3. What quality does the new Guide have that causes it to be in every possible universe?

4. What unusual item does Ford try to buy with his credit card after landing on Earth?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ford suggest getting off Arthur's new home planet?

2. How is the Earth finally destroyed?

3. What does the man who accosts Ford and Arthur when they enter the London club say?

4. What does Tricia learn when she calls her television station from the editing booth?

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

6. How does Ford get the new Guide out of the Guide offices?

7. What does Random find at the crash site?

8. Describe the monument that marks the location where the species Vogon Vogonblurtus first appeared.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dangers of technological exploration in the novel.

1) What are the dangers of the innate desire to explore and try new things? How does this affect the universe through the development of time travel and space travel in the novel?

2) How does the new Guide represent the dangers of technological exploration?

3) How does NowWhat relate to the dangers of technological exploration?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the new Guide, its abilities, and its implications in the novel.

1) Why is Ford so concerned about the new Guide and its capabilities?

2) What is the new Guide? How does it operate, and why is it dangerous technology? Why does the Hitchhiker's Guide office want to develop this technology?

3) How is the Guide different from the normal characters that populate the universe? How is it different from objects, machines, and robots? Is it a being, a machine, or something else?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss language in the novel and the author's use of language.

1) How does the author play with language? How does the author create humor by manipulating language?

2) How does the author use irony in the novel? What other types of figurative language does the author use?

3) How does the author use naming and terminology in the book? What is the significance of the names of planets, objects, scientific ideas, and characters?

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