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

2. What is the occupation of Bob Briggs?
(a) Gravedigger.
(b) Screenwriter.
(c) Botanist.
(d) Retired military officer.

3. In the beginning of the screenplay, the narrator warns that "all too often" Art takes Nature and __________.
(a) Manufactures only the ludicrous.
(b) Produces only the sublime.
(c) Crafts only the wicked.
(d) Denies all but the lowest organisms.

4. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His drinking.
(b) His gambling.
(c) His writing.
(d) His adultery.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?

2. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?

3. Bob fears Elaine is cheating on him with which man?

4. What is the youngest gravedigger tempted by, which he must resist?

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

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