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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 Paris.
(b) To Old Mexico.
(c) To Africa.
(d) To South America.

2. How does Henry die?
(a) He dies of food poisoning.
(b) He falls into the canyon.
(c) He dies of an asthma attack.
(d) A snake bites him.

3. When Outland arrives in Washington, where does he get off the train?
(a) In front of the Vietnam Wall.
(b) Behind the Capitol building.
(c) Next to the Lincoln Memorial.
(d) Near the White House.

4. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?
(a) He went swimming without him.
(b) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.
(c) He blackballed him for Arts and letters.
(d) He kept him from getting a job at the college.

5. What year was Outland in school when Lillian began to be jealous of him?
(a) He had graduated.
(b) A freshman.
(c) A senior.
(d) A junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Outland want to go into the mesa and begin exploring with supplies?

2. Who is the director of the Smithsonian?

3. After Outland recovers from pneumonia, how does Blake divide the chores?

4. How does Outland try to find Blake?

5. How old is the Professor at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Outland find in the mesa?

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

6. What were the invaders like in ancient times?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What was Blake's personality like? How did this affect how others viewed him?

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