The Professor’s House Quizzes

The Professor's House Quiz 1

By Sara Evans · Edited by Elizabeth Weinbloom · Last reviewed March 31, 2011

1 To what does St. Peter compare the “wire lady” dress form?

A middle-aged woman

A girl about to attend a party

A disapproving old woman

A girl attempting to sew her own dress
2 What does St. Peter think the neighbors might suspect as a result of his staying on in the old house to finish his paper?

That he and his wife are separated

That he has bought the old house

That he and Augusta are on terms of intimacy

That he is moving back to Kansas
3 What does the Professor refuse to let Augusta take to the new house?

The sewing-machine

The dress-forms

His manuscripts

The patterns of the dresses
4 What does Augusta dislike about sharing the study with the Professor

His fantasies about her dress-forms

The sheaves of his papers lying around

His habit of leaving the gas stove on with little ventilation

The smell of cigar smoke
5 What are Augusta's hands like, according to the Professor?

Rolling pins

Umbrellas

Bumble bees

Spiders
6 The Professor entirely approves of Augusta's lack of

False hair

Piety

Ribbons

A husband
7 Where did the Professor NOT visit while he researched his book?

Canada

Spain

Mexico

France
8 What is the double life of which the Professor speaks in Chapter 1 of the first section?

His work on his book and his experiences as a father

His work on his book and his experiences as a world traveler

His university teaching and his experiences as a father

His university teaching and his work on his book
9 What does the Professor believe can foretell achievement?

Intelligence

Ambition

Desire

Talent
10 In which foreign country was the Professor educated?

Canada

Mexico

France

Spain
11 What does St. Peter NOT appreciate about his new house?

His new study

His new bathroom

His new bedroom

His new closets
12 What is the Professor growing more intolerant about, according to his wife?

His students

His sons-in-law

Family discussions of Tom Outland

His work
13 What happens to Lillian's face when she is annoyed?

It becomes angular

It becomes softer

It becomes pinched

It becomes flushed
14 Everyone admires Rosamund's looks except:

Her brother-in-law

Her mother

Her sister

Her father
15 What are we told that Mrs. St. Peter appreciates about Louie?

He has lofty social connections

He has a zest for life

He carries on intelligent conversations

He took Rosamund off her hands
16 In which country do Spilling and Louie have a mutual acquaintance?

Spain

China

France

Russia
17 How does Louie describe his new house?

Norwegian

Rugged

Rustic

Ambitious
18 What decoration does Louie scorn that Kathleen and Scott just put in their new bungalow?

Glass knobs

Green-shaded lamps

White shutters

Dorner windows
19 How does Louie describe Outland?

Precocious

Courageous

Hot-headed

Benevolent
20 How does Scott express his displeasure with Louie's discussion of Outland at the dinner party?

He clears his throat loudly

He lights a cigar from one of the candles on the dining room table

He scowls at Louie

He breaks a glass
21 What is Professor Horace Langtry's nickname?

Langtry Longtree

Lily Langtry

The Toff

The Britisher
22 What does the Professor mean by "florid"?

Voluble

Embellished

Floral

Red-faced
23 What kind of dog does Appelhoff have?

A dachshund

A German shepherd

A golden retriever

A bulldog
24 What is Appelhoff NOT growing in his garden?

Plums

Apples

Corn

Pears
25 How long does the Professor offer to pay rent of his old house?

A year

A month

Two years

Six months

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