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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. How did Laura describe the ocean?
(a) Intimidating.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Strong.
(d) Beyond description.

2. How did Rose describe the moments she spent at home with her parents?
(a) They showed her what she did not want.
(b) They taught her everything.
(c) They were tiring and frustrating.
(d) They were the best of her life.

3. Whose idea was it for Laura to come to San Francisco?
(a) Almanzo.
(b) Laura's.
(c) Rose's.
(d) Roger's.

4. What did Niles take Laura to see?
(a) The Alcatraz Prison.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The Tower of Jewels.

5. Where was Laura walking when she met some sailors?
(a) The bay liner.
(b) The docks.
(c) Telegraph Hill.
(d) A pier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person Rose wrote a biography for?

2. Why did Almanzo give Laura a nick-name?

3. What kind of ship did the sailors that Laura and Rose saw sail on?

4. What was Laura's nickname?

5. What kind of food in San Francisco did Laura not like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laura tell her husband to do to stay happy?

2. When the train was heading to Salt Lake, what did Laura say would have made her trip twice as fun?

3. What was the first letter written by Laura to and about?

4. What did Laura, Rose, and Gillette do at the Sutro Estate?

5. What did Laura and Rose see some sailors doing at the pier?

6. What did Laura say she noticed about her first ferry ride?

7. What was Laura told she would need while she was in Springfield, and what did she do about this?

8. Why did Laura not like the Harvard lawyer on the train?

9. How did Laura describe her first view of the Pacific Ocean?

10. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

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