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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. Who is the Professor's professional rival and enemy?
(a) Professor Horace Langtry.
(b) Outland.
(c) Dr. Crane.
(d) Louie.

2. 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.

3. What does Mrs. St. Peter have under the table that causes her trouble at her dinner with Sir Edgar Spilling?
(a) A loose floor board.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A begging dog.
(d) An electric bell to call the servants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does St. Peter continue to search for?

2. What does Louie's brother do for a living?

3. What kind of property does the Professor own at the lake?

4. Other than the editorials, what does Scott write daily for the paper?

5. What does the Professor love to do on hot days?

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