View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nellie Linton?
(a) Augusta's nanny
(b) A teacher and nanny from England who lives with the Wards in the canyon
(c) Susan's mother
(d) Lizzie's mother

2. What does Susan encourage Augusta and Thomas to do?
(a) Send her more money
(b) Make a homestead claim in the canyon
(c) Send her roses
(d) Buy shares in the irrigation project

3. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?
(a) With friends
(b) In a car
(c) At Mother Fall's Boardinghouse
(d) In a tent

4. What has happened to the irrigation project?
(a) The financial backing has stopped again
(b) It was engineered incorrectly
(c) It has been taken over by the government
(d) It is succeeding beyond expectations

5. How long does Ollie stay away from his family after leaving Boise to attend St. Paul's in 1890?
(a) three months
(b) 5 years
(c) Ten years
(d) Twenty years

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?

2. What task has Oliver given to Susan while he is gone?

3. What is a recurring plot device used by the author?

4. Why does the author call this period a blissful time for his grandmother?

5. What was the issue between Susan and Oliver that clouded their trip to Leadville?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 327 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample