1 What is Walter Sokolow's profession? merchant businessman lawyer actor 2 Where is Ishmael from? West Africa North Africa South Africa East Africa 3 Who are Frank and Osa Johnson? businessmen animal collectors menagerie owners zoo keepers 4 How do poachers take baby gorillas from their mothers? use net traps buy them from owners lure them with food shoot the mothers 5 What does "Goliath" initially remind Sokolow of? a friend from childhood Nazi Germany his family Gargantua, the circus gorilla 6 To where is Ishmael originally sold? an office an individual's collection a museum a zoo 7 In what part of the U.S. does Ishmael originally live? Midwest Southwest West Coast Northeast 8 What does Ishmael chew during his time with the narrator? a sandwich a leaf a branch a banana 9 Why is the narrator angry when he first reads Ishmael's ad? He does not believe there is a way to save the world. He doesn't like gorillas. He hates teachers. He doesn't want to apply in person. 10 Which of the following most closely describes Ishmael's profession? historian doctor anthropologist teacher 11 How many previous pupils has Ishmael taught? 7 4 3 1 12 What does the narrator believe the 1960s counterculture became? a joke a fashion statement a side note a riot 13 What genre of book does Ishmael NOT have in his office? literature history prehistory anthropology 14 Why is Ishmael's face so terrifying to the narrator? It is contorted. It is dark. It resembles a human's face. It is scarred. 15 What does Ishmael claim the wild has that the zoo does not? comfortable sleeping arrangments talkative animals polite humans the presence of family 16 What was Ishmael's name at the first menagerie? Gargantua Zsa Zsa Goliath Frank 17 What kind of animal lived in the cage next to Ishmael's at the menagerie? tiger zebra gazelle chimpanzee 18 How does Ishmael alert Sokolow to his intelligence? strokes his hand speaks to him touches his nose writes something down 19 Where does Sokolow keep Ishmael after purchasing him? a garden Shed an extra Room a backyard a gazebo 20 What did Rachel Sokolow earn her masters degree in? History Literature Biology Anthropology 21 How old was the narrator during the 1960s and 1970s? in his preteens in his infancy in his adulthood in his teens 22 Ishmael says that Takers who don't enact the story ____. don't get fed are cast out are judged become Leavers 23 What is a Taker? a person who takes a person considered primitive a person who is indifferent to the world's suffering a person considered civilized 24 What is a Leaver? a person who leaves a person considered civilized a person who loves the world a person considered primitive 25 How does Ishmael define a culture? modern civilization different countries a people enacting a story a people seeking a certain truth
