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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the current student who excited the Professor to controversy?
(a) Tod Miller.
(b) Joe Green.
(c) Temple Hat.
(d) Hazel Grough.

2. How did Outland's father die?
(a) He died of old age.
(b) He was killed by a wagon.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He was shot.

3. What does the Professor love to do on hot days?
(a) Swim in the lake.
(b) Go to the new house.
(c) Sit in his garden.
(d) Be in his study.

4. What was the Professor's job in Paris?
(a) To write about his travels.
(b) An attorney.
(c) To tutor the Thierault boys.
(d) A student.

5. In what place is Louie going to give his wife her new jewels?
(a) At their first dinner party at Outland.
(b) At home.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In New York.

6. Who is Mrs. Crane's brother?
(a) Louie.
(b) Homer Bright.
(c) Lillian's cousin.
(d) The Professor.

7. When Scott runs into Lillian on the campus, what do they do together?
(a) They laugh at passing people.
(b) They wait for the professor outside.
(c) They lunch together on the lawn.
(d) They sneak into the Professor's lecture to listen.

8. What two things does Mrs. St. Peter like about her new house?
(a) Doorknobs.
(b) Electric light and closets.
(c) Fireplaces.
(d) Stairs.

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

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

11. How does Augusta lose money?
(a) By giving her attorney money.
(b) By investing in the Kinkoo Copper Company.
(c) By giving her brother money.
(d) By investing in Outland's engine.

12. What did Outland do when working for the railroad?
(a) He was a call boy.
(b) Engineer.
(c) He was a water boy.
(d) Conductor.

13. What does Kathleen feel towards her sister?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Spite.
(c) Envy.
(d) Love.

14. What did the Professor give to a passing girl from a charity school that got her in trouble?
(a) A ring.
(b) A book.
(c) Dahlias.
(d) A lecture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volumes of history did the Professor write?

2. How much money does Augusta lose?

3. What was the only thing that Kathleen could really paint?

4. How does Scott describe the memory of Tom Outland?

5. Who was engaged to Tom Outland?

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