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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 color is the fur worn by Rosamond that catches her father's eye?

2. What does the Professor's family think about the bathroom of a house?

3. Why does Rosamond feel guilty about having Tom Outland's money?

4. How does Augusta lose money?

5. What does Louie's brother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the garden at the Professor's former house. Why is this unusual?

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

6. What about Lillian's opinions bother the Professor?

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

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

9. Why does it surprise the Professor that his daughter, Kathleen, does not find herself remarkable? Does he feel that she has wasted her life? How?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Had Outland lived, how would the Professor's life be different? Would it be better or worse?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What two personalities does Tom Outland have? What is the difference between the real Outland and the one in every one's memory?

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