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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Poole tell Chief about why New Zealand was spared in the World War?
(a) The country was deemed to not be of strategic value.
(b) Its citizens created a magical forcefield.
(c) Dr. Poole refuses to admit he is from New Zealand.
(d) Dr. Poole lies and states that most of New Zealand was destroyed.

2. William Tallis died from ___________.
(a) A botched surgery.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A hit-and-run car accident.
(d) Cancer of the throat.

3. How do the primitives explain the men's propensity to hit women?
(a) Women deserve beatings for their inherent wickedness.
(b) Women are possessed by Belial.
(c) Women need to be toughened up to survive in the wilderness.
(d) Men are possessed by Belial.

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

5. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?
(a) At Cottonwood Ranch.
(b) In Murcia, California.
(c) Outside the Studio Commissary.
(d) On the Canterbury ship.

6. What surprises Chief about Dr. Poole's admission that he arrived on a boat?
(a) The Chief is indifferent to Dr. Poole's admission.
(b) Chief feels boats are magic.
(c) Chief is surprised New Zealand still had boats.
(d) Chief feels only the devil rides on a boat.

7. What is the reader told about how the "Ape and Essence" script appears in the novel?
(a) Ape and Essence was heavily edited to improve dialogue and story.
(b) The Ape and Essence appearing in the novel was created from a memory of the script itself.
(c) The names in the script were changed for legal reasons.
(d) Ape and Essence was reprinted without change or comment.

8. What does the Chief believe about the current level of discipline in the primitive community?
(a) He does not believe in the harsh discipline exacted by the religious leaders.
(b) He believes the community lacks proper discipline.
(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.

9. Which of the following is true about the scientists' rediscovery of the world?
(a) They crash-land because of a dense fog.
(b) Oil derricks can still be seen in the water outside of shore.
(c) The world is still highly radioactive, and the scientists must wear suits.
(d) They use sonar technology to find land.

10. What is Miss Ethel Hook's desire, with respect to Dr. Poole?
(a) She wishes Dr. Poole would propose marriage to her.
(b) She wishes Dr. Poole would drop dead.
(c) She wishes Dr. Poole would teach her more about the flora and fauna they discover.
(d) She wishes Dr. Poole would leave the team and go back to New Zealand, for his own safety.

11. What is the youngest gravedigger tempted by, which he must resist?
(a) A plump girl beside him.
(b) The fine clothes of a corpse.
(c) His leader's bacon sandwich.
(d) The large emerald ring of a corpse.

12. How are the books incinerated in the Chief's book-burning ceremony?
(a) The books are placed at regular intervals on the street and then lit individually.
(b) In the fireplace of an abandoned mansion.
(c) In a large bonfire.
(d) In a baker's oven.

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

14. Who orders Dr. Poole to be buried up to his waist by the gravediggers?
(a) Miss Ethel Hook.
(b) Chief.
(c) Loola.
(d) Flossie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for the team of scientists at the heart of Ape and Essence?

2. Why was a gravedigger subjected to a punishment of twenty-five lashes?

3. How does Dr. Poole become separated from his team?

4. What is the name of the scientists' ship in Ape and Essence?

5. What derogatory name do primitive men call the primitive women who bear deformed babies?

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