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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Family, Chapter 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louie's brother do for a living?
(a) He is a fur trader.
(b) He is an attorney.
(c) He is engaged in the silk trade.
(d) He is a garment manufacturer.

2. Who is the current student who excited the Professor to controversy?
(a) Tod Miller.
(b) Temple Hat.
(c) Hazel Grough.
(d) Joe Green.

3. What kind of car do Louie and Rosamond have?
(a) A Moon.
(b) A Pierce-Arrow.
(c) A Pontiac.
(d) A Ford.

4. How was the Professor able to build a new house?
(a) With prize money for a book on economics.
(b) With the Oxford prize money he won for writing a series of history books.
(c) With the money he made from Outland.
(d) With his invention of a new motorcar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been the comfort of the Professor's life?

2. Why does Rosamond feel guilty about having Tom Outland's money?

3. What does the Professor feel about the seasons in October?

4. How is the attic study heated?

5. What did the Professor's wife and daughters do each summer?

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