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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Oliver send the train fare for his wife and her maid?
(a) He did not have the money to send
(b) He gambled away the money
(c) He forgot
(d) He did send it, but it got lost in the mail

2. What is the next job offer that Oliver gets?
(a) Become a professor of engineering
(b) Run a saloon in Leadville
(c) To write for Harpers Weekly
(d) Join the Geological Survey

3. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?
(a) Willlie
(b) Bruce
(c) Fido
(d) Stranger

4. How does the small Ward cabin figure in Leadville society?
(a) It is located near the train station
(b) It has no signifigance whatsoever
(c) Susan's wit, conversational abilities and homemaking skills make it a welcome gathering spot for a wide variety of cultures and people.
(d) The Leadville children think it is haunted

5. Why does Susan agree to marry Oliver?
(a) Because she and Oliver had an understanding, and Thomas has chosen Augusta over her.
(b) Because her father has promised her to Oliver's family
(c) Because she is expecting his child
(d) Because she hates the East Coast

6. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?
(a) It is shorter than the others
(b) Shelley wrote it
(c) It is written from the point of view of the baby
(d) Lyman is allowing the intimacy of a young married couple to be shown

7. Why does Lyman resist Shelley's suggestions?
(a) She does not express her suggestions well.
(b) He does not understand her meaning
(c) He is not writing for a modern reader, but as a way to find out more about himself through his family history.
(d) He is jealous of her writing abilities

8. What is Susan's first clue that her marriage may not be everything she has dreamed?
(a) Oliver fails to send her train fare to join him in California
(b) Oliver says another woman's name at the wedding service
(c) Oliver gives her the wrong address of their new home
(d) Oliver disappears on their wedding night

9. Why is Susan intent upon Oliver pursuing a career other than mining?
(a) She wants her family to have a permanent home, as Augusta and Thomas have
(b) Susan wants to travel
(c) Susan thinks engineering is boring
(d) She is allergic to mine dust

10. Who is Rodman?
(a) Rodman is a friend of Larry's
(b) Rodman is an old boyfriend of Shelley
(c) Rodman is Lyman's uncle
(d) Rodman Ward is Lyman's only child, and is a professor at Berkeley

11. What sad news does Augusta's first letter to Susan in New Almaden include?
(a) Augusta and Thomas are divorcing
(b) Thomas has passed away
(c) Thomas has lost his job
(d) Augusta and Thomas's baby died of diptheria

12. What was the issue between Susan and Oliver that clouded their trip to Leadville?
(a) Susan wanted to drive the wagon
(b) Oliver was drinking
(c) Oliver had to whip the horses to keep the wagon from going over a cliff, and Susan felt he was being cruel and mean
(d) Oliver would not stop so Susan could draw

13. What reason does Augusta give Susan for disliking Oliver?
(a) Because he did not graduate from Harvard
(b) Because he is not from a wealthy family.
(c) Because he is illiterate
(d) Augusta is jealous of Susan's affections for Oliver, and believes Oliver is not good enough for Susan.

14. Why is progress stopped in the Argentina mine?
(a) There is nothing to mine there
(b) It has been moved to Denver
(c) Ownership has been questioned and it is tied up in litigation.
(d) An explosion closed the mine

15. Why does Lyman call himself a "man of stone"?
(a) He is taking steroids
(b) His family name is Stone
(c) He is mute.
(d) Because he is physically unable to move his head from side to side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Susan's new form of income?

2. Who is Mrs. Elliott?

3. What was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?

4. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver during this time in New Almaden?

5. Why does Lyman Ward return to his family home?

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