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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. How long does the Professor extend the lease on his house?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Five years.
(c) Four months.
(d) One year.

2. What was the only thing that Kathleen could really paint?
(a) Her room
(b) Her house.
(c) Her father.
(d) The lake.

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

4. What puzzles the Professor about Kathleen's talents?
(a) That she does not think she can make pottery.
(b) That she does not think she is remarkable.
(c) That she does not think she could be a professor.
(d) That she does not think she can sing.

5. How many evenings a week does the Professor go out with his wife?
(a) Three evenings.
(b) Four evenings.
(c) Two evenings.
(d) One evening.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rosamond want to build for her father?

3. Who was engaged to Tom Outland?

4. Who is the current student who excited the Professor to controversy?

5. Who shares the study with the Professor?

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