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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tom Outland's Story, Chapter 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Professor get out of vacationing with his daughter and son-in-law?
(a) He does not get out of the trip.
(b) He says he will get seasick.
(c) He says the memories would be too much for him.
(d) He tells them he must work.

2. What did Tom Outland invent?
(a) A rocket booster.
(b) A type of car paint.
(c) A way of recording ancient objects.
(d) The Outland engine.

3. What is Dr. Crane's complaint about Outland's work?
(a) His ideas were not thought out.
(b) He never acquired good laboratory technique.
(c) He was too neat in the lab.
(d) He never wrote anything down.

4. Where does Louie announce that he is taking his wife and his in-laws for a vacation?
(a) To France.
(b) To Georgia.
(c) To Germany.
(d) To Florida.

5. Why does Augusta appear for work at the beginning of the novel?
(a) To help the Professor with the garden.
(b) To help move the Professor.
(c) To make curtains and hem linens for Mrs. St Peter.
(d) To cook for the Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Henry done before he worked for Sitwell?

2. When Scott gets on the Blue Bird Express, whom does he encounter?

3. According to Outland's diary, where is the poker game going on in town?

4. Who is Mrs. Crane's brother?

5. How long does the Professor extend the lease on his house?

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