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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: The Script, pages 100-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?
(a) $45.00.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $33,000.
(d) $3.67.

2. How long has it taken for the primitive community to establish their pattern of mating rituals?
(a) One year.
(b) Forty days and nights.
(c) Two generations.
(d) Two hundred years.

3. How is Chief able to keep a tight rein on Dr. Poole after meeting him?
(a) Dr. Poole is administered an intoxicating drug.
(b) Dr. Poole's kneecaps are broken.
(c) Dr. Poole is strapped to a table which is carried around.
(d) Dr. Poole is handcuffed.

4. The narrator makes an analogy between Gandhi's nonviolence and what feature of Bob Brigg's life?
(a) His gambling.
(b) His writing.
(c) His drinking.
(d) His adultery.

5. What is Polly's perspective on her deformed baby?
(a) Polly is indifferent to the child, and is not present for its sacrifice.
(b) Polly loves the child and does not want to see him killed.
(c) Polly loves the child, but is willing to sacrifice it for the greater good.
(d) Polly hates the child, and feels it has earned its fate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and Bob Briggs discover the screenplay at the heart of the novel?

2. What is the name for those who do not obey the strict mating rituals of the Arch Vicar's religion?

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

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

5. What is the Arch Vicar's opinion of the Industrial Revolution?

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