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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Oliver, Susan and their traveling party stay on their trip leaving Mexico?
(a) In caves
(b) They ride straight through, sleeping while riding
(c) In a tent
(d) At huge mansions along the way, courtesy of Don Gustavo

2. What are the names of the Ward children?
(a) Susan, Betsy and Bessie
(b) Ollie, Nellie and Elliott
(c) Rodman, Ollie and Susan
(d) Ollie, Betsy and Agnes

3. Susan is distressed about leaving and encourages her husband to do what?
(a) Return to the USA without her
(b) Hire Emelita for her maid
(c) Find another job in Mexico
(d) Turn in a positive report rather than tell the truth about the mine

4. As the irrigation project becomes less and less of a reality, Susan writes and illustrates more. What does Oliver do to relieve his frustration?
(a) Drinks heavily
(b) Learns another language
(c) Builds another house
(d) Finds another woman

5. Who has returned to the canyon to help with the new efforts on the irrigation scheme?
(a) Frank, John, Wiley and the cook Wan
(b) Thomas Hudson, Frank, and Lizzie
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
(d) Don Gustavo, Emelito

6. What brings her back to the canyon in Idaho?
(a) Oliver has found new backing for the irrigation project
(b) She runs out of money
(c) Frank has asked her to meet him there
(d) The town has asked her to return

7. Where does Frank touch Susan that makes her yearn for him?
(a) Her hair
(b) Her shoulder
(c) Her hand
(d) Her bare foot

8. What does Frank tell Susan before he leaves the canyon?
(a) He is still in love with her and cannot bear to see her pregnant again with Oliver's child
(b) He is marrying Nellie
(c) He is leaving her all of his money
(d) He is not coming back

9. In this book, to what does the Angle of Repose refer?
(a) The angle at which a man and woman finally lie down.
(b) The pitch at which a stair should be constructed
(c) The name of a cemetary
(d) The feeling just before you pass away

10. Of what does Oliver accuse Susan?
(a) Sleeping with the cook
(b) Not having faith in him
(c) Stealing money
(d) Being a bad housewife

11. What job offer does Oliver finally take?
(a) Superintendent of the New Almaden Mine
(b) Teacher in Boise
(c) Hunting guide for Teddy Roosevelt
(d) Accompanying John Wesley Powell in the Geographical Survey

12. Who is Susan finally reunited with after Mexico?
(a) Mrs. Elliott
(b) Frank Sargeant
(c) Lizzie
(d) Augusta and Thomas Hudson

13. How is this project funded?
(a) They borrow the money from Frank's family
(b) The men find a rich vein of silver in a mine
(c) From Susan's earnings as a writer and illustrator
(d) They get a grant from the government

14. Why is Oliver upset with Susan in this chapter?
(a) She is not writing
(b) She did not tell him about the baby until it had already been born
(c) She is writing to Frank Sargeant
(d) She is seeing Thomas

15. Where is the commune going to be located?
(a) Staten Island
(b) Milton, NY
(c) San Francisco
(d) North San Juan, four miles north of Nevada City

Short Answer Questions

1. What observations does Shelley share with Lyman about his grandfather?

2. Who is Ollie's benefactor at St. Paul's?

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

4. What does Susan intend to do when she returns to the East Coast after Frank's death?

5. Who does Frank call on when he goes back east to visit his family?

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