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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What memory does Susan reflect upon as she and Oliver prepare to leave Mexico?
(a) Her wedding night
(b) A childhood day of play
(c) Her last conversation with Frank Sargeant when he confesses his love for her
(d) Her last meeting with Augusta

2. What is the conclusion of the discussion between Oliver and Susan in Mexico?
(a) They must stay in Mexico
(b) They cannot stay in Mexico and cannot go back to Leadville.
(c) The must return to New Almaden
(d) They must return to Santa Cruz

3. What does Susan do instead?
(a) Moves in with Augusta
(b) Stops writing and illustrating
(c) Returns to Boise
(d) Takes a steamer to China

4. What is Frank's "incurable disease"?
(a) Indigestion
(b) His love for Susan
(c) Cancer
(d) Malaria

5. How does Lyman's wife tell him she is leaving him for his surgeon?
(a) She tells him in person
(b) She sends him a telegram
(c) She calls him on the phone
(d) She writes a note and places it on his hospital bed stand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the mine in Boise where Oliver is working while Susan is home in Milton?

2. When Lyman's mother dies, who takes responsibility for his education?

3. What are the names of the Ward children?

4. Who joins the Wards in the irrigation project as an employee?

5. What is the purpose of Oliver's visit to the Michoacan mine

Short Essay Questions

1. Susan and Oliver separate as he takes the surveying job and she moves the family to Victoria BC - how does part of the Wards' life compare with Lyman's own personal history?

2. Why does the author end the story with Lyman's thoughts?

3. What are Oliver's reasons for sending Pricey back to England?

4. How do Lyman's deepest feelings come out in his dream?

5. Why is Susan embarrassed for Oliver during the preparations of leaving for the mine in Mexico?

6. Why does Lyman feel more depressed than interested at this point in his writing work ?

7. How has the Wards' life changed, and how has it stayed the same?

8. How does Oliver disappoint Susan and embarrass her to her family and friends?

9. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver when she returns to New York and is with her friends?

10. Why do Oliver and Susan argue when he returns from the mine inspection in Mexico?

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