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.

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. What does Tricia make a model of on the alien computer system on Rupert?

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

3. How fast do the Perfectly Normal beasts travel?

4. How far away is Arthur, while the Guide projects holographic images for Random?

5. What astrological sign is the Grebulon leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Arthur's watch tell the right time?

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

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

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

5. Why is Tricia upset by the video footage she has brought back from her trip into space?

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

7. Describe how the Sandwich Maker makes a sandwich.

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

9. What is odd about the Perfectly Normal Beast?

10. What does Random find at the crash site?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is science fiction and extensively uses science ideas and concepts. Discuss the role of science in the novel.

1) What scientific concepts does the author use in the novel? What types of scientific ideas does he emphasize?

2) What is the author's view of science? How is science positive and negative? How do the characters view science and technology?

3) How does the novel fit into the science fiction genre?

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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