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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs meet at the outset of the novel?
(a) The Hollywood Cemetery.
(b) The Studio Commissary.
(c) The Cottonwood Ranch.
(d) Murcia, California.

3. William Tallis is from ____________.
(a) Bakersfield, California.
(b) Murcia, California.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) London, England.

4. What became of William Tallis' immediate family?
(a) They moved away after Mr. Tallis died.
(b) They died in World War I.
(c) William Tallis never had a family.
(d) They died in a car accident.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What became of William Tallis' second wife?

2. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?

3. Where is Cottonwood Ranch located?

4. What is Rosie's career aspiration?

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

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