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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tom Outland's Story, Chapter 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Crane wear on his feet in the lab when working?
(a) Carpet slippers.
(b) Tennis Shoes.
(c) Sandals.
(d) Socks.

2. What does the Professor wish to work on during his summer alone?
(a) Tom Outland's diary.
(b) More volumes of history.
(c) Dr. Crane's lab.
(d) His memoirs.

3. What kind of gem did Outland give to the Professor's girls?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Ruby.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. St. Peter scold her husband the morning after the dinner party?

2. The first time in the Professor's house, where did Outland fall?

3. Other than the language Outland studied with the priest, what other languages did he know?

4. How many evenings a week does the Professor go out with his wife?

5. How does Outland get to the other side of the river to get to the mesa?

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