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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. What kind of car do Louie and Rosamond have?

2. What does Scott wonder about concerning the bracelet?

3. What was the Professor's job in Paris?

4. Who is the current student who excited the Professor to controversy?

5. What does the Professor call the garden in his former home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Crane mean when she says, "There are some things the law doesn't cover?" How much did Crane help Outland?

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

3. Describe the garden at the Professor's former house. Why is this unusual?

4. How does the Professor feel about Lillian's relationships with her sons-in-law?

5. What kind of games did Outland play with the girls?

6. 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?

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

8. Who is Louie and Rosamond's house named after? Why is this such a shock to the family?

9. Why does Mrs. Crane feel that she is entitled to some of Outland's money?

10. What does the Professor mean when he tells his wife that they should have never gotten older? How does Lillian respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What two personalities does Tom Outland have? What is the difference between the real Outland and the one in every one's memory?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is meant by Kathleen telling Scott that he is the "real one?"

Essay Topic 3

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

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