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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 does Outland commit to memory while on the mesa?
(a) His record logs.
(b) His diary.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Long passages of Virgil.

2. Who buys all the ancient objects excavated from Cliff City from Blake?
(a) A Russian soldier.
(b) A Canadian woman who was staying with family.
(c) A German man.
(d) A Mexican man from Taxco.

3. When Outland goes to Europe with Father Duchêne, which ship do they sail on?
(a) The Mesopotamia.
(b) The Rotterdam.
(c) The Queen Mary.
(d) The Rochambeau.

4. Where does the Professor travel first with Outland?
(a) To Europe.
(b) To Bermuda.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To the Blue Mesa.

5. Why does the Professor NOT prepare for the fall school term?
(a) He does not need to prepare; he has taught the same course so many times.
(b) He wants to spend the extra time in his garden.
(c) He is tired and believes he is sick.
(d) He does not feel he will be alive long enough to see it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Professor's biggest regret about not going on the third trip with Outland?

2. What does Outland think of the people who built his discovery?

3. What does Outland want to do when he sees the Blue Mesa?

4. What does Outland remember about thunderstorms in Cliff City?

5. When Outland returns from Washington, how long does he stay out on the mesa?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Professor, when did he change from the young Kansas boy to the mature adult?

2. Had Outland lived, what would his life have looked like? Would he have lost his sense of adventure?

3. What were the invaders like in ancient times?

4. How does the mesa "come together" for Outland on his return from Washington?

5. How do Outland and his men keep records as they excavate the ancient Cliff City?

6. Are the clerks at the Indian Commission in Washington truly interested in Cliff City?

7. How does the Professor justify not going to Europe with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law? What is the real reason for not going?

8. Why is the Professor so tired after his trip with Rosamond? How does Rosamond take advantage of her father?

9. As the story shifts to Tom Outland's story, who is the narrator? How does this affect the story?

10. Why do the cattle bolt from the mesa? What causes them to do this?

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