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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom did the Professor live with at Versailles?
(a) The Thomases.
(b) The Thieraults.
(c) The Georges.
(d) The Wainwrights.

3. When Scott and the Professor go swimming, what does Scott confess is bothering him?
(a) That Kathleen is unhappy with her sister.
(b) That he is also going to build a new house.
(c) That Louie and Rosamond are naming their new house after Tom Outland.
(d) That he is angry that Louie gets so much attention from his mother-in-law.

4. What does Mrs. St. Peter have under the table that causes her trouble at her dinner with Sir Edgar Spilling?
(a) A loose floor board.
(b) An electric bell to call the servants.
(c) A begging dog.
(d) Nothing.

5. Why do the Professor and his wife travel to Chicago?
(a) To go with their daughter and son-in-law.
(b) For shopping.
(c) To see the opera.
(d) For the Professor to give a lecture.

6. What does the Professor's family think about the bathroom of a house?
(a) That it should be the most attractive room.
(b) That it should be small.
(c) That it should be out of the house.
(d) That it should be on the main floor.

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

8. What is Dr. Crane's complaint about Outland's work?
(a) He never acquired good laboratory technique.
(b) His ideas were not thought out.
(c) He never wrote anything down.
(d) He was too neat in the lab.

9. When Mrs. Crane wrote to Rosamond, how did she respond?
(a) Louie called Mrs. Crane.
(b) Rosamond wrote her a letter.
(c) Through her lawyer.
(d) Rosamond had her father talk to Mrs. Crane.

10. What kind of home are Louie Marsellus and his wife building?
(a) A loft in the city.
(b) A Norwegian manor house.
(c) A Buckingham country house.
(d) A mansion on Main Street.

11. Why does Kathleen want her father to stop by her home in early November?
(a) To help her pick out some furs.
(b) To help her move a piece of furniture.
(c) To talk to her because she is lonely.
(d) To discuss her finances.

12. What was the only thing that Kathleen could really paint?
(a) Her room
(b) Her father.
(c) The lake.
(d) Her house.

13. Who, according to Augusta, composed "The Magnificat"?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Joseph.
(c) The Blessed Virgin.
(d) Moses.

14. What does Mrs. Crane wish to discuss with the Professor when she comes to visit him?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Outland's money.
(c) A trip to Europe.
(d) The college.

15. Where does Mrs. Crane sit when she comes to visit the Professor in his study?
(a) She stands.
(b) In Augusta's sewing chair.
(c) In a rocker.
(d) In the window seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?

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

3. Who is the Professor's professional rival and enemy?

4. What does Scott wonder about concerning the bracelet?

5. What has the Professor just done at the opening of the novel?

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