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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whom does Outland want to visit Cliff City?
(a) A scientist.
(b) An archaeologist.
(c) An educator.
(d) A junkman.
2. Where is the cabin that Outland and Blake live in while working for Sitwell?
(a) Just outside of town.
(b) 30 yards from the Cruzados River.
(c) At the front of the valley.
(d) At the edge of the mountains.
3. How much does Blake sell his horse for?
(a) $200.00.
(b) $10.00.
(c) $60.00.
(d) $350.00.
4. Why does the Professor NOT prepare for the fall school term?
(a) He does not need to prepare; he has taught the same course so many times.
(b) He wants to spend the extra time in his garden.
(c) He is tired and believes he is sick.
(d) He does not feel he will be alive long enough to see it.
5. Where does Outland hide his diary?
(a) In the cabin.
(b) In Henry's knapsack.
(c) At the bottom of the mesa.
(d) At the Eagle's Nest.
6. What is one of the biggest cattle companies in New Mexico?
(a) The Rio Grande Cattle Company.
(b) The Rogers Cattle Company.
(c) The Blue Mesa Cattle Company.
(d) The Sitwell Cattle Company.
7. Whom does the Representative from Outland's district think he should see about Cliff City?
(a) The President.
(b) The Indian Commission.
(c) His Senator.
(d) His Congressman.
8. Who is the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) Dr. Redpath.
(b) Dr. Gray.
(c) Dr. Stonefield.
(d) Dr. Ripley.
9. When does Outland want to go into the mesa and begin exploring with supplies?
(a) In May, when their engagement with the Sitwell Company is terminated.
(b) In November just as the first snow falls.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In October, because it is so beautiful.
10. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?
(a) He blackballed him for Arts and letters.
(b) He went swimming without him.
(c) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.
(d) He kept him from getting a job at the college.
11. What does Henry call the objects found in Cliff City?
(a) Rew-ins.
(b) Indian relics.
(c) The last of a generation.
(d) Chinese pieces.
12. What does Outland find in the irrigation main in the mesa?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Pieces of pottery.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Arrowheads.
13. Where is Louie traveling with his brother?
(a) To Kansas City to meet with the union.
(b) To Dallas to meet with the meat packers.
(c) To New York for a family reunion.
(d) To Chicago for a meeting.
14. What upcoming event was occupying the time of the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) The International Exposition in Europe.
(b) The purchase of a Leonardo for the museum.
(c) The opening of the Indian Museum.
(d) The Van Gogh exhibit.
15. What do the men find in the Eagle's Nest?
(a) Tanning tools.
(b) Pots and pans.
(c) A body.
(d) Seeds.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the Professor travel first with Outland?
2. When Blake passes out after the poker game, where does the gold lie?
3. What year was Outland in school when Lillian began to be jealous of him?
4. Whom does Outland not trust as he watches over Blake the night he meets him?
5. What is Virginia Ward's advice for Outland?
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