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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. In his summer alone, whom does the Professor get to know again?
(a) Himself as a young boy.
(b) Scott.
(c) His landlord.
(d) Tom Outland.

2. How does Henry die?
(a) A snake bites him.
(b) He dies of an asthma attack.
(c) He dies of food poisoning.
(d) He falls into the canyon.

3. How does Outland describe the people who work in Washington?
(a) Free from everyday hard labor.
(b) Like too many mice in a cage.
(c) Hundreds of little black-coated men pouring out of white buildings.
(d) Men and women using their brains and not their backs.

4. Where did the Professor grow up?
(a) Near Lake Michigan and then in Kansas.
(b) In Chicago near the Art Institute.
(c) In Ohio and then to Missouri.
(d) In New York along the banks of the Hudson.

5. What does Kathleen notice in her father's study that belonged to Outland?
(a) The Mexican blanket.
(b) His hat.
(c) A turquoise belt buckle.
(d) A ruby ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tom Outland invent?

2. What happens to Blake after he tells Outland about selling the objects from Cliff City?

3. What does Outland do with the objects he finds in Cliff City?

4. Where does Dr. Crane work on the campus?

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

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