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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Family, Chapter 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has the Professor just done at the opening of the novel?
(a) Married.
(b) Divorced his wife.
(c) Moved to a new house.
(d) Started a new job.

2. What does the Professor's family think about the bathroom of a house?
(a) That it should be the most attractive room.
(b) That it should be out of the house.
(c) That it should be on the main floor.
(d) That it should be small.

3. What kind of property does the Professor own at the lake?
(a) A triangle waterfront with a bath-house.
(b) A boat dock and a small strip of land.
(c) A treed lot with a cabin.
(d) He does not own anything on the lake.

4. Why does Rosamond feel guilty about having Tom Outland's money?
(a) Because she never loved him.
(b) Because she is married.
(c) Because she has spent all the money.
(d) Because she does not understand what he invented.

5. Who is Mrs. Crane's brother?
(a) The Professor.
(b) Homer Bright.
(c) Lillian's cousin.
(d) Louie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?

3. Who shares the study with the Professor?

4. What is Sir Edgar Spilling's specialty in history?

5. Who is the Professor's professional rival and enemy?

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