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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Family, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Augusta appear for work at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To make curtains and hem linens for Mrs. St Peter.
(b) To help the Professor with the garden.
(c) To help move the Professor.
(d) To cook for the Professor.

2. Other than the language Outland studied with the priest, what other languages did he know?
(a) Spanish and English.
(b) German and Italian.
(c) Spanish and German.
(d) Italian and English.

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

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

5. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?
(a) John.
(b) Ned.
(c) Albert.
(d) Ted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tom Outland invent?

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

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

4. What color is the fur worn by Rosamond that catches her father's eye?

5. When Scott and the Professor go swimming, what does Scott confess is bothering him?

(see the answer key)

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