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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 NOT prepare for the fall school term?
(a) He is tired and believes he is sick.
(b) He does not feel he will be alive long enough to see it.
(c) He wants to spend the extra time in his garden.
(d) He does not need to prepare; he has taught the same course so many times.

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

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

4. 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 blackballed him for Arts and letters.
(c) He went swimming without him.
(d) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.

5. How does Outland describe the people who work in Washington?
(a) Men and women using their brains and not their backs.
(b) Free from everyday hard labor.
(c) Like too many mice in a cage.
(d) Hundreds of little black-coated men pouring out of white buildings.

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

7. What does Louie want to do with the furniture in his house before they all leave on their trip?
(a) Give it to Scott and Kathleen.
(b) Give it to the Professor and Lillian.
(c) Donate it to the college.
(d) Give it away to Goodwill.

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

9. According to Outland's diary, where is the poker game going on in town?
(a) Mamie's Saloon.
(b) Joe's Diner.
(c) The Ruby Light saloon.
(d) The Red Dog Inn.

10. Where do the Professor and Outland travel the second time?
(a) To Africa.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To South America.
(d) To Old Mexico.

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

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

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

14. Where is the cabin that Outland and Blake live in while working for Sitwell?
(a) At the edge of the mountains.
(b) 30 yards from the Cruzados River.
(c) At the front of the valley.
(d) Just outside of town.

15. What year was Outland in school when Lillian began to be jealous of him?
(a) A freshman.
(b) A senior.
(c) A junior.
(d) He had graduated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Professor travel first with Outland?

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

3. How much does the Château d'Yquem cost?

4. Where did the Professor and Outland plan to travel for their third trip?

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

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