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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not a place where Gillette was considering taking a job?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) De Smet.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) San Francisco.

2. What did the people at The Presidio live in?
(a) Tents.
(b) Teepees.
(c) Huts.
(d) Trees.

3. What was the musician Rose wrote about sending all of his money to support?
(a) His little sister's family.
(b) Wounded soldiers.
(c) Aremenian orphanages.
(d) European artists.

4. What island had a large mast on it?
(a) Goat Island.
(b) Angel Island.
(c) Boarder Island.
(d) Alcatraz Island.

5. What was Laura able to tour at The Presidio?
(a) A battleship.
(b) A vineyard.
(c) A factory.
(d) A graveyard.

6. How did Laura feel about the condensation process?
(a) It was disgusting.
(b) It was boring.
(c) It was fascinating.
(d) It was unexpected.

7. Where did Rose hope her parents would like living?
(a) Napa Valley.
(b) San Rosa Valley.
(c) Mill Valley.
(d) Santa Clara Valley.

8. What powered the Keen Kutter exhibit?
(a) Manual motors.
(b) Steam.
(c) Water power.
(d) Electricity.

9. What was Rose writing about when she visited the Exposition?
(a) The railroad.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The War.
(d) International relations.

10. Where did Rose usually work from?
(a) Her office.
(b) Her editor's office.
(c) Her home.
(d) Her editor's house.

11. What was stolen from Laura's farm while she was gone?
(a) Horses.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Seedlings.

12. Why did Laura not write about everything she saw at the fair?
(a) There was too much.
(b) She did not like a lot of what she saw.
(c) She is too tired.
(d) There is not enough paper.

13. What did Bess like to watch while on Telegraph Hill?
(a) The traffic.
(b) The boats.
(c) The clouds.
(d) The birds.

14. Who helped Bess with what she was working on while visiting her daughter?
(a) Gillette.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Roger.
(d) Rose.

15. What would Almanzo have to do if Laura decided to stay as long as Rose asked?
(a) Teach some of Laura's fall classes.
(b) Bring in the harvest alone.
(c) Prepare the farm for winter.
(d) Buy the next season's crop seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the musician Rose wrote about from?

2. How much was Rose giving Laura each week in return for help on her writing?

3. How much did the man's hat on the street car move as he chewed after the Exposition?

4. What did Laura say all men have a fondness for?

5. What did Laura write about Manly purchasing?

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