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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. The first time in the Professor's house, where did Outland fall?
(a) He slipped in the hall.
(b) He fell down the front steps of the house.
(c) He tripped up the outside steps.
(d) He fell on the stairs.

2. Who shares the study with the Professor?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Kathleen.
(c) Augusta and her dress forms.
(d) Lillian.

3. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?
(a) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.
(b) He went swimming without him.
(c) He kept him from getting a job at the college.
(d) He blackballed him for Arts and letters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Outland not trust as he watches over Blake the night he meets him?

2. How long does the Professor extend the lease on his house?

3. When Blake passes out after the poker game, where does the gold lie?

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

5. Where did the Professor grow up?

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