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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Outland.
(d) St. Peter.
2. What religion is Dr. Crane?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Baptist.
3. Where did Mrs. St Peter think the pot that Outland gave her should reside?
(a) On her mantle.
(b) In her best friend's house.
(c) Back at the mesa.
(d) In a museum.
4. What kind of hat was Outland wearing when he first met the Professor?
(a) A Stetson.
(b) A Club Hat.
(c) A Fedora.
(d) A Racer.
5. What did the Professor give to a passing girl from a charity school that got her in trouble?
(a) A book.
(b) Dahlias.
(c) A lecture.
(d) A ring.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Scott and the Professor go swimming, what does Scott confess is bothering him?
2. How did Outland's father die?
3. What does Scott wonder about concerning the bracelet?
4. How is the attic study heated?
5. Who, according to Outland, made the best Indian pottery?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the girl from the charity school when the Professor tried to give her flowers? What is the significance of this moment?
2. How does the Professor feel about Lillian's relationships with her sons-in-law?
3. How does the rivalry between Scott and Louie play out with Louie's entrance to Arts and Letters?
4. How might Outland sound imaginary to readers?
5. Who is Louie and Rosamond's house named after? Why is this such a shock to the family?
6. What does the Professor mean when he tells his wife that they should have never gotten older? How does Lillian respond?
7. How does Louie describe the country house they are building? What impression does this give the reader about Louie and Rosamond?
8. Why does it surprise the Professor that his daughter, Kathleen, does not find herself remarkable? Does he feel that she has wasted her life? How?
9. Why is the lake so important to the Professor? What does it have to do with his childhood?
10. When the Professor sees Rosamond outside Kathleen's house, what does he see on her face?
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