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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 religion is Dr. Crane?

2. What kind of car do Louie and Rosamond have?

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

4. What did the Professor give to a passing girl from a charity school that got her in trouble?

5. What kind of gem did Outland give to the Professor's girls?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does the Professor have with Augusta?

2. How might Outland sound imaginary to readers?

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

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

5. Describe the dress forms as characters seen by the Professor.

6. What does the Professor remember most about his time in Paris?

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of Louie saying that it is Scott who does not like his dinners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Should Dr. Crane get money for helping Outland? How much help do you think he helped? How much was his contribution?

Essay Topic 2

What are the family relationships between all the participants in the novel? Who in connected to whom? Which connections are real and which are not?

Essay Topic 3

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

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