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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Loola threatened with when she objects to her assigned job?

2. What is NOT given to Dr. Poole when he is assigned a job?

3. What book does Dr. Poole read from while courting Loola?

4. When Loola is assigned to her new job, who acts as a comforting friend and confidante?

5. What emotion best describes Dr. Poole's state of mind after the mating rituals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What restrictions are placed on mating in the primitive community? What happens to those who dare to disobey?

2. How does the poetry of Percy Shelley contribute to the development of romance between Dr. Poole and Loola?

3. Describe the events in which Dr. Poole and Loola are assigned new jobs in the primitive community.

4. What happens to young boys who show early signs of sexual aggression in the primitive community?

5. Describe the circumstances of Dr. Poole's rape.

6. Does the Arch Vicar wish for Dr. Poole to join the church? Why or why not?

7. How does the Arch Vicar find out about Dr. Poole's escape? How does he react?

8. What difference does the narrator make between conscience and customs?

9. What is peculiar about the babies being prepared for the Purification Ceremonies?

10. According to the Arch Vicar, did Belial need the atomic bomb to assure the destruction of mankind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does surrealism play in Ape and Essence? Identify and explain three surrealistic elements. What effect does the use of surrealism have on the comprehension of the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Dr. Poole and Loola. Why are they compatible souls? What aspects of humanity do they share? Why is Loola different from the other primitives? What does Loola have that Miss Ethel Hook does not?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are a frequent presence in Ape and Essence. Choose four literary allusions and explain their significance and meaning.

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