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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Professor, Chapter 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Outland get to the other side of the river to get to the mesa?
(a) He rides into the water on his horse.
(b) He swims.
(c) He builds a ladder to climb to a high entrance.
(d) He finds an entrance up high and climbs to it.

2. What does Outland find when he got inside the mesa?
(a) Blankets.
(b) An ancient city built into the cliffs.
(c) American Indians.
(d) Special plants he has never seen before.

3. In the end, how does the Professor feel about his life?
(a) He sees a new beginning.
(b) The memories make him happy.
(c) He is saddened by it.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

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

5. What can be seen from the window of the study?
(a) The Ohio River.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) The tall grasses.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louie's brother do for a living?

2. Where had Blake bought a ticket to?

3. What does Outland commit to memory while on the mesa?

4. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?

5. What is the Professor's real first name?

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