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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tom Outland's Story, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louie want to do with the furniture in his house before they all leave on their trip?
(a) Donate it to the college.
(b) Give it away to Goodwill.
(c) Give it to the Professor and Lillian.
(d) Give it to Scott and Kathleen.

2. How does the mule die?
(a) It falls to the bottom of the canyon.
(b) It dies in a dust storm.
(c) It trips and breaks its leg.
(d) It is bitten by a snake.

3. When Scott gets on the Blue Bird Express, whom does he encounter?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Blake.
(d) The Professor.

4. What does the Professor wish to work on during his summer alone?
(a) More volumes of history.
(b) Dr. Crane's lab.
(c) His memoirs.
(d) Tom Outland's diary.

5. What is Virginia Ward's advice for Outland?
(a) Ask people to lunch where all business is done.
(b) Keep quiet and listen.
(c) Stay with her and her mother until he could reach somebody.
(d) Talk to the Indian Bureau because they have all the power anyway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the Château d'Yquem cost?

2. Whom does the Indian Commissioner think Outland should see about Cliff City?

3. Why does Kathleen want her father to stop by her home in early November?

4. How does Outland describe the people who work in Washington?

5. What is the Professor's real first name?

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