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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tom Outland's Story, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry call the objects found in Cliff City?
(a) Rew-ins.
(b) Indian relics.
(c) The last of a generation.
(d) Chinese pieces.

2. Who is the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) Dr. Gray.
(b) Dr. Ripley.
(c) Dr. Redpath.
(d) Dr. Stonefield.

3. What happens in early November in the novel?
(a) A tornado.
(b) An early snow-storm.
(c) A dust-storm.
(d) A war.

4. What does Outland do when he stays out on the mesa alone after his trip to Washington?
(a) He records all the objects left over and catalogues them.
(b) He listens to music and writes poetry.
(c) He improves his Spanish and reads the 12 books of the Aeneid.
(d) He sleeps and rests until his health returns.

5. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?
(a) They want water.
(b) They lay down.
(c) They bolt.
(d) They group together and will not move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Outland in school when Lillian began to be jealous of him?

2. When the Professor's family leaves on their trip abroad, what does the Professor do?

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

4. What does Mrs. St. Peter have under the table that causes her trouble at her dinner with Sir Edgar Spilling?

5. What does Scott write?

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