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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Family, Chapter 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been the comfort of the Professor's life?
(a) His food.
(b) His students.
(c) His walled-in garden.
(d) His lab.

2. What color is the fur worn by Rosamond that catches her father's eye?
(a) Pink-toast.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Purple-grey.
(d) Cream.

3. Where did the Professor grow up?
(a) Near Lake Michigan and then in Kansas.
(b) In Chicago near the Art Institute.
(c) In Ohio and then to Missouri.
(d) In New York along the banks of the Hudson.

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

5. What does Rosamond want to build for her father?
(a) A garden.
(b) A new study in the back yard of the new house.
(c) A new house.
(d) A lake house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be seen from the window of the study?

2. Who is Mrs. Crane's brother?

3. Why does Augusta appear for work at the beginning of the novel?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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