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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Outland returns from Washington, how long does he stay out on the mesa?
(a) Until November.
(b) Until the next snows.
(c) Until the following summer
(d) Until the spring.

2. What does Louie want to do with the furniture in his house before they all leave on their trip?
(a) Donate it to the college.
(b) Give it to the Professor and Lillian.
(c) Give it to Scott and Kathleen.
(d) Give it away to Goodwill.

3. What does Outland do when he stays out on the mesa alone after his trip to Washington?
(a) He listens to music and writes poetry.
(b) He records all the objects left over and catalogues them.
(c) He improves his Spanish and reads the 12 books of the Aeneid.
(d) He sleeps and rests until his health returns.

4. Whom is the Professor named after?
(a) An aunt.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) An uncle.
(d) His father.

5. Where did the Professor and Outland plan to travel for their third trip?
(a) To China.
(b) Paris.
(c) To Mexico.
(d) To Ireland.

6. What does Henry think of the bag of tools they find in Cliff City?
(a) He thinks they were surgery tools.
(b) He believes they were building tools.
(c) He knows that they were cooking tools.
(d) He thinks they might be woodworking tools.

7. What do the men find in the Eagle's Nest?
(a) Tanning tools.
(b) Pots and pans.
(c) Seeds.
(d) A body.

8. How much does Blake sell his horse for?
(a) $200.00.
(b) $350.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $60.00.

9. Where do the Professor and Outland travel the second time?
(a) To Paris.
(b) To Old Mexico.
(c) To Africa.
(d) To South America.

10. When Outland returns to the mesa from Washington, how did he feel about it?
(a) That he is seeing it for the first time.
(b) He never wants to leave.
(c) He hates it.
(d) It makes him lonely.

11. What kind of bedroom set does Rosamond want for her country house?
(a) American Arts and Crafts.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) German.

12. What did Scott do that hurts Louie's feelings when he finds out?
(a) He went swimming without him.
(b) He blackballed him for Arts and letters.
(c) He told Lillian that she should cook his favorite meal.
(d) He kept him from getting a job at the college.

13. What is the Professor's real first name?
(a) George.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Gaylord.

14. Whom does the Representative from Outland's district think he should see about Cliff City?
(a) The Indian Commission.
(b) The President.
(c) His Congressman.
(d) His Senator.

15. Where do Outland and Blake go to join their cattle for the first time?
(a) Over the plains to Durango.
(b) By the Blue Mesa.
(c) Up the river to the mountains.
(d) By the Colorado River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Outland want to visit Cliff City?

2. In his summer alone, whom does the Professor get to know again?

3. What eastern city was Lillian surprised to find out that Outland had been to?

4. When the cows get near the mesa, what do they do?

5. How much money does a person need to get into the poker game?

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