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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Crane wrote to Rosamond, how did she respond?

2. What is Sir Edgar Spilling's specialty in history?

3. What was the Professor's job in Paris?

4. Who, according to Augusta, composed "The Magnificat"?

5. Why does Augusta appear for work at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the girl from the charity school when the Professor tried to give her flowers? What is the significance of this moment?

2. How does the rivalry between Scott and Louie play out with Louie's entrance to Arts and Letters?

3. What does Mrs. Crane mean when she says, "There are some things the law doesn't cover?" How much did Crane help Outland?

4. What financial offer does Rosamond offer her father? Why is the Professor uncomfortable with the offer?

5. When Outland handed the turquoises to the girls, what did the professor notice about his hands?

6. What does the Professor mean when he tells his wife that they should have never gotten older? How does Lillian respond?

7. Why did Lillian refuse to help Augusta out of her financial problems?

8. How does the Professor see his wife and daughters? How does he describe them? Is it a flattering description?

9. What kind of personality does the study have? What are the study and house to the Professor?

10. How does the Professor feel about Lillian's relationships with her sons-in-law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What memories of Paris stand out for the Professor and why? Why are the memories so painful to him? How can he overcome the pain?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the Father believe the cliff dwellers were super-human? Give examples from the novel to support Father Duchêne's beliefs.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the garden? Why is it important that it is walled? What is the space to the Professor? How does he use it?

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