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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?
(a) They would not have liked one another.
(b) They would have gotten along splendidly.
(c) Their political differences would have proved too much for even a casual acquaintance.
(d) They would have been indifferent to one another.

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

3. Who is the author of the movie script at the heart of the novel's story?
(a) William Tallis
(b) Bob Briggs.
(c) Lou Lublin.
(d) Dr. Alfred Poole.

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

5. Where did William Tallis prefer to be buried?
(a) In his homeland of Germany.
(b) In the Hollywood Cemetery.
(c) At sea.
(d) In the desert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. William Tallis is from ____________.

3. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

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

5. What became of William Tallis' second wife?

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