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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hat was Outland wearing when he first met the Professor?
(a) A Fedora.
(b) A Stetson.
(c) A Racer.
(d) A Club Hat.

2. When Scott runs into Lillian on the campus, what do they do together?
(a) They sneak into the Professor's lecture to listen.
(b) They lunch together on the lawn.
(c) They wait for the professor outside.
(d) They laugh at passing people.

3. How was the Professor able to build a new house?
(a) With the money he made from Outland.
(b) With prize money for a book on economics.
(c) With his invention of a new motorcar.
(d) With the Oxford prize money he won for writing a series of history books.

4. What kind of property does the Professor own at the lake?
(a) A boat dock and a small strip of land.
(b) A treed lot with a cabin.
(c) A triangle waterfront with a bath-house.
(d) He does not own anything on the lake.

5. What does the Professor call the garden in his former home?
(a) The "wine" garden
(b) The "other-house" garden.
(c) The "green" garden.
(d) The "treed" garden.

6. What happens in early November in the novel?
(a) A dust-storm.
(b) An early snow-storm.
(c) A war.
(d) A tornado.

7. Why do the Professor and his wife travel to Chicago?
(a) For shopping.
(b) To see the opera.
(c) To go with their daughter and son-in-law.
(d) For the Professor to give a lecture.

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

9. What jewels are being given to Rosamond by her husband?
(a) Rubies.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Pearls.

10. What has the Professor just done at the opening of the novel?
(a) Moved to a new house.
(b) Married.
(c) Started a new job.
(d) Divorced his wife.

11. What does Dr. Crane wear on his feet in the lab when working?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Tennis Shoes.
(c) Carpet slippers.
(d) Socks.

12. Why does Mrs. St. Peter scold her husband the morning after the dinner party?
(a) For tripping down the stairs.
(b) For slurping his soup.
(c) For being ungracious.
(d) For burping at the dinner table.

13. What is Louie's religion?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Methodist.

14. Whom does St. Peter continue to search for?
(a) Rodney Blake.
(b) Father Duchêne.
(c) Tom Outland.
(d) Henry.

15. Who, according to Augusta, composed "The Magnificat"?
(a) Moses.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jesus.
(d) The Blessed Virgin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only thing that Kathleen could really paint?

2. What does the Professor love to do on hot days?

3. What bracelet was Rosamond wearing when Louie first saw her?

4. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?

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

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