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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) Dr. Crane.
(b) Outland.
(c) Louie.
(d) Professor Horace Langtry.

2. What has been the comfort of the Professor's life?
(a) His walled-in garden.
(b) His lab.
(c) His students.
(d) His food.

3. When Scott runs into Lillian on the campus, what do they do together?
(a) They laugh at passing people.
(b) They wait for the professor outside.
(c) They lunch together on the lawn.
(d) They sneak into the Professor's lecture to listen.

4. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Outland.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) Lillian.

5. What does Scott write?
(a) Obituaries.
(b) Editorials and jingles.
(c) Novels.
(d) Feature stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was engaged to Tom Outland?

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

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

4. How is the attic study heated?

5. Who used to sit in the garden in the summer evenings and talk with the Professor?

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