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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Mrs. Crane sit when she comes to visit the Professor in his study?
(a) In a rocker.
(b) She stands.
(c) In the window seat.
(d) In Augusta's sewing chair.

3. What kind of home are Louie Marsellus and his wife building?
(a) A Buckingham country house.
(b) A loft in the city.
(c) A Norwegian manor house.
(d) A mansion on Main Street.

4. What is Louie and Rosamond's chauffeur's name?
(a) Ted.
(b) John.
(c) Albert.
(d) Ned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volumes of history did the Professor write?

2. Other than the editorials, what does Scott write daily for the paper?

3. What does Kathleen notice in her father's study that belonged to Outland?

4. How does Augusta lose money?

5. What does Scott wonder about concerning the bracelet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the dress forms as characters seen by the Professor.

2. What is the significance of Louie saying that it is Scott who does not like his dinners?

3. 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?

4. What kind of relationship does the Professor have with Augusta?

5. Would Lillian have been happy with Tom Outland as her son-in-law? Why?

6. How does Louie describe the country house they are building? What impression does this give the reader about Louie and Rosamond?

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

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

9. How does the rivalry between Scott and Louie play out with Louie's entrance to Arts and Letters?

10. Why does the Professor discuss the Cranes with his daughter Rosamond? What is going on between the Cranes and Louie? How does the mention of this name get Rosamond to leve him alone?

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