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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Professor accompany his daughter to Chicago for the second trip?
(a) To help her buy things for her country house.
(b) To hear her lecture at the University.
(c) To shop for new clothes.
(d) To help her move to Chicago.

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

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

4. How much time elapses between the fight with Blake and meeting the Professor?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five years.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

5. Where does the Professor travel first with Outland?
(a) To Bermuda.
(b) To the Blue Mesa.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To Europe.

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

7. What color is the water in the natural springs in the mesa?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Colorless.
(d) Green

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

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

10. What upcoming event was occupying the time of the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) The purchase of a Leonardo for the museum.
(b) The opening of the Indian Museum.
(c) The Van Gogh exhibit.
(d) The International Exposition in Europe.

11. What does Outland want to do when he sees the Blue Mesa?
(a) Return to his cabin.
(b) Climb it.
(c) Run and hide.
(d) Explore it.

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

13. Who is a good friend who supplied men and supplies for the Cliff City project?
(a) Bill Hook.
(b) Henry.
(c) Sitwell.
(d) Blake.

14. 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.

15. Where is the Sitwell winter camp?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the valley
(c) On the Cruzados River.
(d) On the plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Outland need to find to make his explorations easier?

2. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?

3. What does Outland remember about thunderstorms in Cliff City?

4. When Outland arrives in Washington, where does he get off the train?

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

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