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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the end, how does the Professor feel about his life?
(a) He is saddened by it.
(b) He sees a new beginning.
(c) The memories make him happy.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

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

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

4. Where does Outland put Blake's money that he won in the poker game?
(a) In the bank.
(b) In his holster.
(c) In his grip.
(d) In his hat.

5. What is one of the biggest cattle companies in New Mexico?
(a) The Rio Grande Cattle Company.
(b) The Blue Mesa Cattle Company.
(c) The Rogers Cattle Company.
(d) The Sitwell Cattle Company.

6. How does Henry die?
(a) A snake bites him.
(b) He dies of food poisoning.
(c) He falls into the canyon.
(d) He dies of an asthma attack.

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

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

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

10. What had Henry done before he worked for Sitwell?
(a) He was a water boy on the railroad.
(b) He herded cattle.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a table steward on the Anchor Line.

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

12. What does Outland commit to memory while on the mesa?
(a) The Bible.
(b) His diary.
(c) His record logs.
(d) Long passages of Virgil.

13. Whom does Outland want to visit Cliff City?
(a) A scientist.
(b) An educator.
(c) An archaeologist.
(d) A junkman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Professor's real first name?

3. What does Louie want to do with the furniture in his house before they all leave on their trip?

4. What does Outland think of the people he stays with in Washington?

5. What does the Professor wish to work on during his summer alone?

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