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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Blake put the bills that he won in the poker game?
(a) In the lining of his coat.
(b) Inside the band of his hat.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In his shoe.

2. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?
(a) They group together and will not move.
(b) They lay down.
(c) They want water.
(d) They bolt.

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

4. Why is the young Frenchman in Washington at the same time as Outland?
(a) To meet the President and attend a dinner at the White House.
(b) To conduct business concerning the International Exposition.
(c) To visit a senator at the Capitol.
(d) To see the sights and speak before Congress.

5. How much did Lillian inherit from her father?
(a) $16 a month.
(b) About $1600 a year.
(c) $16,000 a year.
(d) $1600 a month.

6. Where does Outland hide his diary?
(a) In the cabin.
(b) At the bottom of the mesa.
(c) In Henry's knapsack.
(d) At the Eagle's Nest.

7. Where had Blake bought a ticket to?
(a) Winslow, Arizona.
(b) St. Louis, Missouri.
(c) Hastings, Nebraska.
(d) Pikes Peak, Colorado.

8. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?
(a) He kept him from getting a job at the college.
(b) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.
(c) He blackballed him for Arts and letters.
(d) He went swimming without him.

9. What is Virginia Ward's advice for Outland?
(a) Talk to the Indian Bureau because they have all the power anyway.
(b) Stay with her and her mother until he could reach somebody.
(c) Ask people to lunch where all business is done.
(d) Keep quiet and listen.

10. When Scott gets on the Blue Bird Express, whom does he encounter?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Blake.
(d) The Professor.

11. How much does Blake sell his horse for?
(a) $60.00.
(b) $10.00.
(c) $200.00.
(d) $350.00.

12. How old is the Professor at the end of the novel?
(a) 52.
(b) 72.
(c) 62.
(d) 82.

13. What does Outland know when he makes his discovery in the mesa?
(a) That he has struck gold.
(b) That he is the first modern person to see it.
(c) That others had been there before.
(d) That he has to keep it a secret.

14. How does Outland get to the other side of the river to get to the mesa?
(a) He finds an entrance up high and climbs to it.
(b) He builds a ladder to climb to a high entrance.
(c) He swims.
(d) He rides into the water on his horse.

15. Where do Outland and Blake go to join their cattle for the first time?
(a) Up the river to the mountains.
(b) By the Blue Mesa.
(c) By the Colorado River.
(d) Over the plains to Durango.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blake lodge?

2. Whom does the Indian Commissioner think Outland should see about Cliff City?

3. What is the big unanswered question for Outland and his group regarding Cliff City?

4. Where does Father Duchêne think Outland should go to tell them about Cliff City?

5. How does Henry die?

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