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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What promise does Bob make to Rosie?
(a) Bob agrees to read her feature screenplay.
(b) Bob agrees to introduce her to a powerful music executive.
(c) Bob agrees to schedule a screen test for her.
(d) Bob agrees to never visit Cottonwood Ranch again.

3. Who is living on Tallis' Cottonwood Ranch when it is visited by the filmmaker(s)?
(a) The Lublin family.
(b) The Briggs family.
(c) The Tallis family.
(d) The Coulton family.

4. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?
(a) At Cottonwood Ranch.
(b) In Murcia, California.
(c) Outside the Studio Commissary.
(d) On the Canterbury ship.

5. Who decides to drive to Cottonwood Ranch to find William Tallis?
(a) The narrator, Bob Briggs, and Lou Lublin.
(b) The narrator only.
(c) The narrator and Bob Briggs.
(d) Bob Briggs only.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did William Tallis write "Ape and Essence"?

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

3. When Bob Briggs speaks about his personal history, how does the narrator react?

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

5. What is Rosie's career aspiration?

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