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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) An archaeologist.
(b) A junkman.
(c) A scientist.
(d) An educator.
2. 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.
3. When Outland returns from Washington, how long does he stay out on the mesa?
(a) Until the following summer
(b) Until the next snows.
(c) Until November.
(d) Until the spring.
4. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?
(a) They group together and will not move.
(b) They bolt.
(c) They lay down.
(d) They want water.
5. How many people did Henry have in his family?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Eighteen.
6. What upcoming event was occupying the time of the director of the Smithsonian?
(a) The International Exposition in Europe.
(b) The opening of the Indian Museum.
(c) The purchase of a Leonardo for the museum.
(d) The Van Gogh exhibit.
7. What do the men find in the Eagle's Nest?
(a) Tanning tools.
(b) Pots and pans.
(c) Seeds.
(d) A body.
8. Whom does the Indian Commissioner think Outland should see about Cliff City?
(a) The President.
(b) His Senator.
(c) The Indian Commission.
(d) The Smithsonian Institution.
9. What does the Professor wish to work on during his summer alone?
(a) Dr. Crane's lab.
(b) More volumes of history.
(c) His memoirs.
(d) Tom Outland's diary.
10. To the Professor, what is so beautiful about Outland's accounts of the mesa?
(a) It is bold.
(b) It is a plain account.
(c) It is vivid with colors.
(d) It is flowery.
11. How much does Blake sell his horse for?
(a) $350.00.
(b) $60.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $200.00.
12. Where does the Professor travel first with Outland?
(a) To Bermuda.
(b) To Europe.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To the Blue Mesa.
13. What does Outland do with the objects he finds in Cliff City?
(a) He numbers them and stores them in the cabin.
(b) He dusts them off and puts them in large canvas bags.
(c) He transports them by mule to the nearest town.
(d) He gives them to the Mexican woman Blake rooms with.
14. What happens to Blake after he tells Outland about selling the objects from Cliff City?
(a) He leaves for California.
(b) He goes to war.
(c) He returns home.
(d) He disappears.
15. How does Henry die?
(a) He falls into the canyon.
(b) He dies of an asthma attack.
(c) A snake bites him.
(d) He dies of food poisoning.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Virginia Ward's advice for Outland?
2. When does Outland want to go into the mesa and begin exploring with supplies?
3. Where do the Professor and Outland travel the second time?
4. How does Outland try to find Blake?
5. What does Outland find in the irrigation main in the mesa?
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