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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 was the Professor's job in Paris?
(a) To write about his travels.
(b) An attorney.
(c) A student.
(d) To tutor the Thierault boys.

2. What is Dr. Crane's complaint about Outland's work?
(a) He was too neat in the lab.
(b) His ideas were not thought out.
(c) He never wrote anything down.
(d) He never acquired good laboratory technique.

3. What does Lillian make for Scott for a dinner?
(a) Roast and potatoes.
(b) Turkey and dressing.
(c) Chicken pot pie.
(d) Cream soup and frozen pudding.

4. Who is Mrs. Crane's brother?
(a) Lillian's cousin.
(b) Louie.
(c) The Professor.
(d) Homer Bright.

5. What does the Professor call the garden in his former home?
(a) The "wine" garden
(b) The "treed" garden.
(c) The "other-house" garden.
(d) The "green" garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the Professor extend the lease on his house?

2. How much money does Augusta lose?

3. Why did the Professor grow up Methodist and not Catholic?

4. How does Augusta lose money?

5. What does Dr. Crane use in the lab to light his work in the evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the significance of Louie saying that it is Scott who does not like his dinners?

3. When the Professor sees Rosamond outside Kathleen's house, what does he see on her face?

4. What is the professor's answer to Scott when he expresses concern about Louie naming his new home "Outland"?

5. Describe the garden at the Professor's former house. Why is this unusual?

6. How does the Professor see his wife and daughters? How does he describe them? Is it a flattering description?

7. How does Louie describe the country house they are building? What impression does this give the reader about Louie and Rosamond?

8. What about Lillian's opinions bother the Professor?

9. Describe the dress forms as characters seen by the Professor.

10. What happened to the girl from the charity school when the Professor tried to give her flowers? What is the significance of this moment?

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