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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 do the men find in the Eagle's Nest?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Tanning tools.
(c) A body.
(d) Pots and pans.

2. Whom does the Indian Commissioner think Outland should see about Cliff City?
(a) The Smithsonian Institution.
(b) The Indian Commission.
(c) His Senator.
(d) The President.

3. What had Henry done before he worked for Sitwell?
(a) He was a table steward on the Anchor Line.
(b) He was a water boy on the railroad.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He herded cattle.

4. What kind of bedroom set does Rosamond want for her country house?
(a) American Arts and Crafts.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Spanish.

5. According to Outland's diary, where is the poker game going on in town?
(a) Mamie's Saloon.
(b) The Ruby Light saloon.
(c) The Red Dog Inn.
(d) Joe's Diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the cabin that Outland and Blake live in while working for Sitwell?

2. Where is the Sitwell winter camp?

3. Where is Louie traveling with his brother?

4. What year was Outland in school when Lillian began to be jealous of him?

5. What eastern city was Lillian surprised to find out that Outland had been to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Outland lunches with the Director at the Smithsonian, what surprises him?

3. When the Professor thinks about Euripides, he thinks that maybe he lived in a cave because he had observed women so closely all his life. What does the Professor mean by this?

4. When the Professor becomes re-acquainted with his childhood self, what does he think of his adult life?

5. What does Outland think about after he finds Cliff City?

6. What did Lillian's income mean to the family as the years went by?

7. How does Outland's group know that the ancient city had not been attacked by enemies?

8. What was the protocol for men coming in from working on the railroad? What did Rodney Blake do? How did others view his appearance?

9. What does the mesa come to mean for Outland?

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

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