Ape and Essence Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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Ape and Essence Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Tallis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?
(a) The narrator is intrigued.
(b) The narrator is bored.
(c) The narrator is disgusted and leaves the room.
(d) The narrator is infuriated and punches Briggs.

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?
(a) Murcia, California.
(b) The Hollywood Cemetery.
(c) The Studio Commissary.
(d) The Cottonwood Ranch.

3. By the time Cottonwood Ranch is visited, how long had William Tallis been dead?
(a) Four years.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Two days.

4. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?
(a) The Surrealist Writers.
(b) The Romantic Poets.
(c) The Impressionist Painters.
(d) The Baroque Composers.

5. According to the narrator, what was Gandhi's "great secret"?
(a) The fact that he did not want anything for himself.
(b) He was a serial adulterer.
(c) He was a great admirer of art and artists.
(d) The fact that he secretly yearned for power and glory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "Tallis" believe that Gandhi was assassinated?

2. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?

3. Where does the granddaughter of William Tallis live?

4. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?

5. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?

(see the answer key)

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