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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. Whom does the Representative from Outland's district think he should see about Cliff City?
(a) The President.
(b) The Indian Commission.
(c) His Congressman.
(d) His Senator.

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

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

4. How does Outland describe the people who work in Washington?
(a) Hundreds of little black-coated men pouring out of white buildings.
(b) Free from everyday hard labor.
(c) Men and women using their brains and not their backs.
(d) Like too many mice in a cage.

5. Whom does the Indian Commissioner think Outland should see about Cliff City?
(a) The President.
(b) The Indian Commission.
(c) His Senator.
(d) The Smithsonian Institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?

2. What eastern city was Lillian surprised to find out that Outland had been to?

3. When Outland arrives in Washington, where does he get off the train?

4. What kind of car do Louie and Rosamond have?

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

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