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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Script, pages 25-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Cottonwood Ranch located?
(a) Murcia, California.
(b) Hollywood, California.
(c) Outside of Chicago, Illinois.
(d) New Zealand.

3. What destination have the team of scientists from New Zealand chosen?
(a) Peru.
(b) Japan.
(c) California.
(d) Russia.

4. Who leads the team of gravediggers at the Southern California mausoleum?
(a) The Rat King.
(b) Chief.
(c) Dr. Poole.
(d) Boss Man.

5. What is Miss Ethel Hook's desire, with respect to Dr. Poole?
(a) She wishes Dr. Poole would teach her more about the flora and fauna they discover.
(b) She wishes Dr. Poole would drop dead.
(c) She wishes Dr. Poole would propose marriage to her.
(d) She wishes Dr. Poole would leave the team and go back to New Zealand, for his own safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?

2. Who is the author of the movie script at the heart of the novel's story?

3. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?

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

5. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?

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