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 disapproving old woman

A girl attempting to sew her own dress

A girl about to attend a party

A middle-aged woman
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 is moving back to Kansas

That he has bought the old house

That he and Augusta are on terms of intimacy

That he and his wife are separated
3 What does the Professor refuse to let Augusta take to the new house?

The dress-forms

The patterns of the dresses

The sewing-machine

His manuscripts
4 What does Augusta dislike about sharing the study with the Professor

His habit of leaving the gas stove on with little ventilation

The smell of cigar smoke

The sheaves of his papers lying around

His fantasies about her dress-forms
5 What are Augusta's hands like, according to the Professor?

Rolling pins

Bumble bees

Spiders

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

A husband

Ribbons

Piety

False hair
7 Where did the Professor NOT visit while he researched his book?

Canada

Mexico

France

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

His university teaching and his experiences as a father

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

His university teaching and his work on his book

His work on his book and his experiences as a father
9 What does the Professor believe can foretell achievement?

Desire

Intelligence

Talent

Ambition
10 In which foreign country was the Professor educated?

France

Spain

Canada

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

His new closets

His new study

His new bathroom

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

His sons-in-law

His work

His students

Family discussions of Tom Outland
13 What happens to Lillian's face when she is annoyed?

It becomes pinched

It becomes angular

It becomes softer

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

Her brother-in-law

Her sister

Her father

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

He took Rosamund off her hands

He has a zest for life

He has lofty social connections

He carries on intelligent conversations
16 In which country do Spilling and Louie have a mutual acquaintance?

Russia

China

Spain

France
17 How does Louie describe his new house?

Ambitious

Norwegian

Rustic

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

Green-shaded lamps

White shutters

Dorner windows

Glass knobs
19 How does Louie describe Outland?

Hot-headed

Benevolent

Precocious

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

He breaks a glass

He clears his throat loudly

He scowls at Louie

He lights a cigar from one of the candles on the dining room table
21 What is Professor Horace Langtry's nickname?

The Britisher

The Toff

Lily Langtry

Langtry Longtree
22 What does the Professor mean by "florid"?

Embellished

Red-faced

Floral

Voluble
23 What kind of dog does Appelhoff have?

A dachshund

A German shepherd

A bulldog

A golden retriever
24 What is Appelhoff NOT growing in his garden?

Corn

Apples

Plums

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

A year

Six months

Two years

A month

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