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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 does Outland put Blake's money that he won in the poker game?
(a) In his holster.
(b) In his hat.
(c) In the bank.
(d) In his grip.

2. To the Professor, what is so beautiful about Outland's accounts of the mesa?
(a) It is vivid with colors.
(b) It is flowery.
(c) It is a plain account.
(d) It is bold.

3. What does Outland remember about thunderstorms in Cliff City?
(a) That he was scared.
(b) That they were so loud.
(c) That he could see the ghosts of Indians.
(d) That the rain never touched the village.

4. What does Outland do with the objects he finds in Cliff City?
(a) He numbers them and stores them in the cabin.
(b) He dusts them off and puts them in large canvas bags.
(c) He transports them by mule to the nearest town.
(d) He gives them to the Mexican woman Blake rooms with.

5. What does Outland find in himself on the mesa?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Outland's diary, where is the poker game going on in town?

2. What does Louie want to do with the furniture in his house before they all leave on their trip?

3. What do the men call the discovery they find in Eagle's Nest?

4. When the Professor's family leaves on their trip abroad, what does the Professor do?

5. When Scott gets on the Blue Bird Express, whom does he encounter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Outland feel a scholar could do that they are unable to do?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What does Outland find in the mesa?

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