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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 disgusted and leaves the room.
(b) The narrator is bored.
(c) The narrator is intrigued.
(d) The narrator is infuriated and punches Briggs.

2. Why does the narrator of "Tallis" believe that Gandhi was assassinated?
(a) Gandhi believed only in people, and not in art or politics.
(b) Gandhi's followers realized how self-centered he was.
(c) Gandhi was a political animal, and he paid the price.
(d) He soundly rejected the real people in favor of nationalization.

3. Bob fears Elaine is cheating on him with which man?
(a) The narrator.
(b) William Tallis.
(c) A Moldavian baron.
(d) Lou Lublin.

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

5. What is Rosie's career aspiration?
(a) Producer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Singer and actress.
(d) Painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?

2. What became of William Tallis' second wife?

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

4. William Tallis is from ____________.

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

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