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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. Where do the Professor and Outland travel the second time?
(a) To Africa.
(b) To Old Mexico.
(c) To South America.
(d) To Paris.

2. Whom does Outland not trust as he watches over Blake the night he meets him?
(a) Barney Shea.
(b) Conductor Willis.
(c) John Rapp.
(d) Jonas Sitwell.

3. What does Henry think of the bag of tools they find in Cliff City?
(a) He believes they were building tools.
(b) He thinks they were surgery tools.
(c) He knows that they were cooking tools.
(d) He thinks they might be woodworking tools.

4. How old is the Professor at the end of the novel?
(a) 62.
(b) 72.
(c) 82.
(d) 52.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys all the ancient objects excavated from Cliff City from Blake?

2. Where do Outland and Blake go to join their cattle for the first time?

3. Where did the Professor and Outland plan to travel for their third trip?

4. Where does Outland hide his diary?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Outland returns to the mesa after Washington, how does he see the sunset?

4. How did Outland affect the outcome of the Spanish Adventurers' novels?

5. What is Blake's mistake about money in the end?

6. How does Outland react when he hears that Blake has sold the ancient objects from the ruins?

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

8. What is life like after Henry comes to stay and work with Blake and Outland?

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

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

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