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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tom Outland's Story, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did the Professor live with at Versailles?
(a) The Thomases.
(b) The Wainwrights.
(c) The Thieraults.
(d) The Georges.

2. What does Dr. Crane use in the lab to light his work in the evening?
(a) An unshaded electric bulb of high power.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Florescent lights.
(d) Candlelight.

3. What is one of the biggest cattle companies in New Mexico?
(a) The Rogers Cattle Company.
(b) The Rio Grande Cattle Company.
(c) The Blue Mesa Cattle Company.
(d) The Sitwell Cattle Company.

4. What does the Professor feel about the seasons in October?
(a) That Christmas is rushed into October.
(b) That the colors are enriched by being brought into the home.
(c) That he loves Halloween.
(d) That his allergies act up when the weather turns cold.

5. Why did the Professor grow up Methodist and not Catholic?
(a) His father insisted.
(b) There were no Catholics in Kansas.
(c) His mother gave up the Catholic religion.
(d) There was no Catholic church in the town where he grew up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tom Outland invent?

2. What was the Professor's job in Paris?

3. What does Louie arrange for the Professor and Lillian while they are in Chicago?

4. Where does Mrs. Crane sit when she comes to visit the Professor in his study?

5. Why does Mrs. St. Peter scold her husband the morning after the dinner party?

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