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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. What are Louie and Rosamond calling their new home?

2. How did Outland's father die?

3. What prestigious group is Louie trying to get into at the university?

4. What does Mrs. Crane wish to discuss with the Professor when she comes to visit him?

5. What can be seen from the window of the study?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Professor meet Mrs. Crane in his study? Why is this awkward?

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

3. Would Lillian have been happy with Tom Outland as her son-in-law? Why?

4. Why is the lake so important to the Professor? What does it have to do with his childhood?

5. How does Louie describe the country house they are building? What impression does this give the reader about Louie and Rosamond?

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

7. Why does Mrs. Crane feel that she is entitled to some of Outland's money?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, what was the importance of the mesa for Outland? What did Outland find in his own soul that connected him to the mesa? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

How is Tom Outland larger than life? Describe his dress and manor. Is he too good to be true? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How do the sons-in-law play up to both Lillian and the Professor? What do they gain from this behavior?

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