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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than the language Outland studied with the priest, what other languages did he know?
(a) Spanish and English.
(b) German and Italian.
(c) Spanish and German.
(d) Italian and English.

2. What kind of home are Louie Marsellus and his wife building?
(a) A Buckingham country house.
(b) A mansion on Main Street.
(c) A loft in the city.
(d) A Norwegian manor house.

3. Why does Kathleen want her father to stop by her home in early November?
(a) To help her pick out some furs.
(b) To talk to her because she is lonely.
(c) To help her move a piece of furniture.
(d) To discuss her finances.

4. When Scott runs into Lillian on the campus, what do they do together?
(a) They sneak into the Professor's lecture to listen.
(b) They wait for the professor outside.
(c) They laugh at passing people.
(d) They lunch together on the lawn.

5. When Mrs. Crane wrote to Rosamond, how did she respond?
(a) Rosamond had her father talk to Mrs. Crane.
(b) Louie called Mrs. Crane.
(c) Through her lawyer.
(d) Rosamond wrote her a letter.

6. Whom does St. Peter continue to search for?
(a) Henry.
(b) Father Duchêne.
(c) Rodney Blake.
(d) Tom Outland.

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

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

9. What does Lillian make for Scott for a dinner?
(a) Chicken pot pie.
(b) Turkey and dressing.
(c) Roast and potatoes.
(d) Cream soup and frozen pudding.

10. What does the Professor love to do on hot days?
(a) Swim in the lake.
(b) Sit in his garden.
(c) Go to the new house.
(d) Be in his study.

11. What kind of property does the Professor own at the lake?
(a) A treed lot with a cabin.
(b) A boat dock and a small strip of land.
(c) A triangle waterfront with a bath-house.
(d) He does not own anything on the lake.

12. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?
(a) Lillian.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) Outland.

13. What does Mrs. Crane wish to discuss with the Professor when she comes to visit him?
(a) Outland's money.
(b) Lillian.
(c) The college.
(d) A trip to Europe.

14. Why does Mrs. St. Peter scold her husband the morning after the dinner party?
(a) For burping at the dinner table.
(b) For slurping his soup.
(c) For being ungracious.
(d) For tripping down the stairs.

15. What kind of gem did Outland give to the Professor's girls?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Turquoise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mrs. St Peter think the pot that Outland gave her should reside?

2. What has the Professor just done at the opening of the novel?

3. In what place is Louie going to give his wife her new jewels?

4. Why do the Professor and his wife travel to Chicago?

5. How did Outland eat his meat?

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