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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Outland carrying when he first met the Professor?
(a) A flower bucket.
(b) A grey canvas telescope.
(c) Potter wrapped in a blanket.
(d) A backpack.

3. How long does the Professor extend the lease on his house?
(a) One year.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Five years.

4. What is Louie's religion?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Catholic.

5. 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.

6. What does the Professor feel about the seasons in October?
(a) That his allergies act up when the weather turns cold.
(b) That Christmas is rushed into October.
(c) That the colors are enriched by being brought into the home.
(d) That he loves Halloween.

7. Who is the Professor's professional rival and enemy?
(a) Louie.
(b) Professor Horace Langtry.
(c) Outland.
(d) Dr. Crane.

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

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

10. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?
(a) Lillian.
(b) Outland.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) St. Peter.

11. What has been the comfort of the Professor's life?
(a) His walled-in garden.
(b) His students.
(c) His lab.
(d) His food.

12. What jewels are being given to Rosamond by her husband?
(a) Pearls.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

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

14. Who used to sit in the garden in the summer evenings and talk with the Professor?
(a) Tom Outland.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Dr. Crane.

15. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?
(a) John.
(b) Ned.
(c) Ted.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Outland, made the best Indian pottery?

2. What can be seen from the window of the study?

3. What does Mrs. Crane wish to discuss with the Professor when she comes to visit him?

4. What does Louie arrange for the Professor and Lillian while they are in Chicago?

5. What does Mrs. St. Peter have under the table that causes her trouble at her dinner with Sir Edgar Spilling?

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