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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Henry call the objects found in Cliff City?
(a) Rew-ins.
(b) The last of a generation.
(c) Indian relics.
(d) Chinese pieces.

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

3. How much money does a person need to get into the poker game?
(a) $5.00
(b) $10.00
(c) $50.00
(d) $100.00

4. When Outland returns to the mesa from Washington, how did he feel about it?
(a) He hates it.
(b) That he is seeing it for the first time.
(c) It makes him lonely.
(d) He never wants to leave.

5. What does Outland remember about thunderstorms in Cliff City?
(a) That the rain never touched the village.
(b) That they were so loud.
(c) That he could see the ghosts of Indians.
(d) That he was scared.

6. What does Outland find in the irrigation main in the mesa?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Pieces of pottery.
(d) Arrowheads.

7. How many people did Henry have in his family?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Four.

8. What does Outland find in himself on the mesa?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Music.
(d) Loneliness.

9. Who buys all the ancient objects excavated from Cliff City from Blake?
(a) A Russian soldier.
(b) A German man.
(c) A Mexican man from Taxco.
(d) A Canadian woman who was staying with family.

10. What does Outland think of the people who built his discovery?
(a) They did not have much technology.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) They were short.
(d) That they had a feeling for design.

11. Who is the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) Dr. Redpath.
(b) Dr. Stonefield.
(c) Dr. Gray.
(d) Dr. Ripley.

12. What is the Professor's biggest regret about not going on the third trip with Outland?
(a) He wanted to visit his foster family.
(b) He wanted to see the Eifel Tower with him.
(c) He wanted to see the Luxembourg Gardens with him.
(d) He wanted to find the young girl he tried to give flowers to.

13. When does Outland want to go into the mesa and begin exploring with supplies?
(a) In the summer.
(b) In November just as the first snow falls.
(c) In October, because it is so beautiful.
(d) In May, when their engagement with the Sitwell Company is terminated.

14. When the Professor's family leaves on their trip abroad, what does the Professor do?
(a) He returns clothes to the old house and just lives there.
(b) He swims every day.
(c) He tears out the garden.
(d) He moves his office to the new house.

15. What do the men call the discovery they find in Eagle's Nest?
(a) Father Time.
(b) The Seeds of Nature.
(c) Golden Pots.
(d) Mother Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Outland returns from Washington, how long does he stay out on the mesa?

2. Where do the Professor and Outland travel the second time?

3. How does Outland try to find Blake?

4. How much did Lillian inherit from her father?

5. How does Outland describe the people who work in Washington?

(see the answer keys)

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