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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. How does Augusta lose money?

2. Where does Louie announce that he is taking his wife and his in-laws for a vacation?

3. Other than the language Outland studied with the priest, what other languages did he know?

4. Who was engaged to Tom Outland?

5. What kind of hat was Outland wearing when he first met the Professor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

5. What kind of games did Outland play with the girls?

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

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

8. What is the professor's answer to Scott when he expresses concern about Louie naming his new home "Outland"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the Professor's memory of himself as a boy affect him? What is the prevailing emotion that takes over?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of travel in the novel to all? What is the value that is received from traveling? What does it mean to each character? Is it a way to make memories or collect objects?

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