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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long have the primitives been raiding gravesites?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two hundred years.
(d) Six months.

3. What promise does Bob make to Rosie?
(a) Bob agrees to read her feature screenplay.
(b) Bob agrees to introduce her to a powerful music executive.
(c) Bob agrees to never visit Cottonwood Ranch again.
(d) Bob agrees to schedule a screen test for her.

4. What kind of primate represents the "least among man," according to the narrator?
(a) The chimpanzee.
(b) The cheeky monkey.
(c) The gorilla.
(d) The baboon.

5. What is the subject of the song the female baboon sings?
(a) Food.
(b) War.
(c) Art.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which gravedigger apologizes to Dr. Poole by claiming that burying Dr. Poole was done only for fun?

2. Who orders Dr. Poole to be buried up to his waist by the gravediggers?

3. How does the narrator characterize the scientists from New Zealand?

4. Why is Bob Briggs in financial trouble?

5. At which location is Chief presented with a necklace made of bones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's point about love and fear when describing the crew of the Canterbury?

2. What background information is the narrator able to learn about William Tallis?

3. Describe the first moment of commonality shared by Dr. Poole and Loola following the rite practiced by the Satanic Science Practitioner.

4. What about Dr. Poole's presence is surprising to Chief?

5. How does Bob Briggs help Rosie?

6. Why was Gandhi killed according to the narrator?

7. Describe the scene in which baboons are gathered at a palace.

8. Describe the moment involving a religious rite practiced by the Satanic Science Practitioner.

9. What are the Purification Ceremonies?

10. What is the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition, and what is its mission?

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