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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which great fear does Loola confide to Dr. Poole when they first meet?
(a) She will bear a deformed baby.
(b) They will run out of food.
(c) She is slowly dying from radiation.
(d) Chief will kill her.

2. What is the name of Bob Briggs' wife?
(a) Miss Ethel Hook.
(b) Miriam.
(c) Katie.
(d) Elaine.

3. Where is Cottonwood Ranch located?
(a) Murcia, California.
(b) Outside of Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Hollywood, California.
(d) New Zealand.

4. How does the narrator characterize the scientists from New Zealand?
(a) They were hand-selected as the most intelligent of mankind.
(b) They are petty and jealous, and given to fighting.
(c) They are extraordinarily physically fit, which will serve them well in their travels.
(d) They are nothing special, and are quiet and humane.

5. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?
(a) Loola.
(b) Shelley.
(c) Chief.
(d) Flossie.

6. Why was New Zealand spared from the destruction that ravaged the rest of the planet?
(a) Its leaders engaged in clever diplomacy.
(b) Because of raging sea storms, it was not accessible to aggressors.
(c) It built great bunkers that protected its people.
(d) It was not deemed to be of any important military value.

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

8. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?
(a) Lincoln Park.
(b) The Cocktail Bar.
(c) The Observatory.
(d) Pershing Square.

9. Why did William Tallis write "Ape and Essence"?
(a) He wanted to earn money to send to his granddaughter.
(b) He wanted to became a world-famous film director.
(c) He wanted to warn people about the fluoride put in the nation's water supply.
(d) He wrote the script on a bet with a friend.

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

11. On what date do the explorer-scientists set out from New Zealand?
(a) January 1, 2004.
(b) May 1, 2345.
(c) May 21, 1981.
(d) February 20, 2108.

12. Near which major city do the scientists finally land?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Belgrade.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

14. Which book does Dr. Poole save from the book burning ordered by the Chief?
(a) A volume of Shelley's poetry.
(b) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
(c) Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
(d) A collection of letters and personal essays by Marcel Proust.

15. What does the Chief believe about the current level of discipline in the primitive community?
(a) He believes the community lacks proper discipline.
(b) He does not believe in the harsh discipline exacted by the religious leaders.
(c) As he delivers discipline himself, he is quite pleased with the level of discipline.
(d) He believes people should be more free to pursue their own interests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What destination have the team of scientists from New Zealand chosen?

2. What promise does Bob make to Rosie?

3. The narrator compares the beauty of the first image on screen in "Ape and Essence" to a poem by which poet?

4. Why does the narrator of "Tallis" believe that Gandhi was assassinated?

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

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