Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Novel Comprehension Test

Why does Arthur Dent's house get demolished?

• It does not meet the fire code.

• To make room for a new condo development

• To make way for a bypass

• To clear the view for owners of the expensive houses down the road

Who is Ford Prefect?

• A roving researcher for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

• A Betelgeusean posing (fairly inconspicuously) as a human

• Arthur Dent's friend

• All of the above

Who comes to "visit" Earth in a massive yellow spacecraft?

• Martians

• Vogons

• The evil people of Krikkit

• Betelgeuse traders

What is written on the cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

• Don't Panic

• This End Up

• Front Cover

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

What does the babel fish allow Arthur to do?

• See in the dark

• Understand alien languages

• Sleep

• Have babel fish for lunch

What ship rescues Ford and Arthur after they're thrown out by the Vogons?

• A passing Teaser

• The Space Trucker

• The Heart of Gold

• An interstellar freighter

Who is Zaphod Beeblebrox?

• The president of the galaxy

• Ford's cousin

• A "cool boy"

• All of the above

What does Zaphod Beeblebrox think of The Heart of Gold's computer?

• He loathes it

• He thinks of it as a necessary evil

• He doesn't think of it at all

• He loves it

Where have Zaphod and Arthur met before?

• They never actually met

• When Arthur was abducted by aliens

• At a party in Islington

• When Zaphod stole the Heart of Gold

What is Trillian's only link with Earth?

• A digital watch

• Her cat

• Mice

• Her mother's scarf