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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. When Mrs. Crane wrote to Rosamond, how did she respond?
(a) Through her lawyer.
(b) Louie called Mrs. Crane.
(c) Rosamond had her father talk to Mrs. Crane.
(d) Rosamond wrote her a letter.

2. What bracelet was Rosamond wearing when Louie first saw her?
(a) A rudy bracelet.
(b) One with turquoise set in dull silver.
(c) An emerald chain bracelet.
(d) A pink pearl bracelet with a gold clasp.

3. What did the Professor give to a passing girl from a charity school that got her in trouble?
(a) A ring.
(b) A lecture.
(c) A book.
(d) Dahlias.

4. Why do the Professor and his wife travel to Chicago?
(a) For the Professor to give a lecture.
(b) To go with their daughter and son-in-law.
(c) For shopping.
(d) To see the opera.

5. What did Tom Outland invent?
(a) A way of recording ancient objects.
(b) A type of car paint.
(c) A rocket booster.
(d) The Outland engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the fur worn by Rosamond that catches her father's eye?

2. What does Rosamond want to build for her father?

3. What does Kathleen notice in her father's study that belonged to Outland?

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

5. What kind of home are Louie Marsellus and his wife building?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Professor meet Mrs. Crane in his study? Why is this awkward?

3. What does the Professor mean when he tells his wife that they should have never gotten older? How does Lillian respond?

4. What kind of relationship does the Professor have with Augusta?

5. 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?

6. What kind of personality does the study have? What are the study and house to the Professor?

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

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

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

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

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