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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 the name of Loola's friend who recently gave birth to a deformed baby?

2. What does Mrs. Coulton believe about how the narrator and William Tallis might have gotten along?

3. What group of artists does Bob Briggs compare himself to in "Tallis"?

4. What does the Chief believe about the current level of discipline in the primitive community?

5. How much does Bob owe the government in back taxes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bob Briggs appraisal of Gandhi?

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

3. What are the Purification Ceremonies?

4. Describe the circumstances during which Dr. Poole is kidnapped.

5. Why are the gravediggers robbing graves?

6. How do Bob Briggs and the narrator initially become interested in "Ape and Essence"?

7. List the allusions/references found in this section of the text.

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

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

10. Describe the opening of the movie "Ape and Essence."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Huxley may have chosen to start Ape and Essence on the date of Gandhi's assassination. Explain Gandhi's historical significance. What kind of insight might an understanding of Gandhi's teaching have on some of the themes and messages of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Ape and Essence presents a dystopic view of the future. What is a dystopia? What are the features of such a place? What specific aspects of Ape and Essence are dystopic? Why might an author depict such a dystopia?

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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