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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: The Script, pages 122-152.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used to kill the deformed babies?
(a) An electric cattle prod.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A knife.
(d) They are strangled.

2. What is the name of Loola's friend who recently gave birth to a deformed baby?
(a) Ethel.
(b) Polly.
(c) Flossie.
(d) Emily.

3. As Dr. Poole and Loola have sex, what is the Arch Vicar doing?
(a) Reading in his seminary.
(b) Addressing the congregation.
(c) Watching them proudly from the shadows.
(d) Giving last rites to the latest deformed babies.

4. What is the Arch Vicar's perspective on sexual intercourse?
(a) It is revolting.
(b) He feels no emotion from sexual intercourse.
(c) It is healthy.
(d) Without it, he would have no reason to go on living.

5. Why is Miss Ethel Hook administered a sedative by the crew of the Canterbury?
(a) She becomes furious at Dr. Cudworth for his failure to read their map correctly.
(b) She cannot fathom the notion of leaving Dr. Poole.
(c) She tries to engineer a mutiny after becoming fed up with the captain.
(d) Her wounds are fatal, and she is put out of her misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what university is Dr. Poole assigned?

2. What happens to sexually aggressive boys in the primitive community?

3. What does the Chief believe about the current level of discipline in the primitive community?

4. At the end of the novel, where are Dr. Poole and Loola headed?

5. On which deity do the primitives blame their problems?

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