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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 Blake passes out after the poker game, where does the gold lie?

2. What is the big unanswered question for Outland and his group regarding Cliff City?

3. Why is the young Frenchman in Washington at the same time as Outland?

4. How many people did Henry have in his family?

5. What is one of the biggest cattle companies in New Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Professor so tired after his trip with Rosamond? How does Rosamond take advantage of her father?

2. What does Outland feel a scholar could do that they are unable to do?

3. As the story shifts to Tom Outland's story, who is the narrator? How does this affect the story?

4. When the Professor thinks about Euripides, he thinks that maybe he lived in a cave because he had observed women so closely all his life. What does the Professor mean by this?

5. How does Outland's group know that the ancient city had not been attacked by enemies?

6. What does Outland find in the mesa?

7. What did Lillian's income mean to the family as the years went by?

8. How did Outland affect the outcome of the Spanish Adventurers' novels?

9. How does the mesa "come together" for Outland on his return from Washington?

10. When Outland lunches with the Director at the Smithsonian, what surprises him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Professor's advice to Mrs. Crane? Why does he advise her in the way that he does? Do you think he is concerned with Mrs. Crane or his own family? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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