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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 two things does Mrs. St. Peter like about her new house?
(a) Electric light and closets.
(b) Stairs.
(c) Fireplaces.
(d) Doorknobs.

2. Where does Louie announce that he is taking his wife and his in-laws for a vacation?
(a) To France.
(b) To Germany.
(c) To Florida.
(d) To Georgia.

3. Where does Dr. Crane work on the campus?
(a) The auto body shop.
(b) The Administration building.
(c) The English building.
(d) The Physics laboratory.

4. How does Augusta lose money?
(a) By giving her attorney money.
(b) By investing in Outland's engine.
(c) By investing in the Kinkoo Copper Company.
(d) By giving her brother money.

5. The first time in the Professor's house, where did Outland fall?
(a) He fell on the stairs.
(b) He tripped up the outside steps.
(c) He fell down the front steps of the house.
(d) He slipped in the hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louie arrange for the Professor and Lillian while they are in Chicago?

2. What kind of property does the Professor own at the lake?

3. Who, according to Augusta, composed "The Magnificat"?

4. How did Outland eat his meat?

5. Where did Mrs. St Peter think the pot that Outland gave her should reside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might Outland sound imaginary to readers?

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

3. Would Lillian have been happy with Tom Outland as her son-in-law? Why?

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

5. When Outland handed the turquoises to the girls, what did the professor notice about his hands?

6. What does the Professor remember most about his time in Paris?

7. Why is the lake so important to the Professor? What does it have to do with his childhood?

8. Why does Mrs. Crane feel that she is entitled to some of Outland's money?

9. How does the Professor feel about Lillian's relationships with her sons-in-law?

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

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