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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. The novel begins on what important day?
(a) The day the U.S. stock market crashed.
(b) The day Gandhi was assassinated.
(c) The day World War II formally ended.
(d) The day John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

2. What became of William Tallis' second wife?
(a) She died from cancer.
(b) She was persecuted for being Jewish and was killed.
(c) She committed suicide after Mr. Tallis died.
(d) She ran off with another man.

3. What kind of primate represents the "least among man," according to the narrator?
(a) The baboon.
(b) The cheeky monkey.
(c) The gorilla.
(d) The chimpanzee.

4. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?
(a) Pershing Square.
(b) The Cocktail Bar.
(c) The Observatory.
(d) Lincoln Park.

5. Which scientist is leashed by a female baboon at the beginning of the screenplay?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Michael Faraday.
(d) John "Mad Jack" Fuller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?

2. What is the first thing to appear in the "Ape and Essence" screenplay?

3. The Chief figure declares that he is operating under what type of government?

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

5. What promise does Bob make to Rosie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bob Briggs appraisal of Gandhi?

2. Describe the circumstances during which Dr. Poole is kidnapped.

3. How does Bob Briggs help Rosie?

4. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.

5. Why was Gandhi killed according to the narrator?

6. How do Chief and Dr. Poole clash over books at Pershing Square?

7. What point does the script narrator make about baboons and knowledge?

8. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.

9. Describe the Chief's conception of "Democracy."

10. What are the specifics of Bob Briggs' personal troubles at the outset of the novel?

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