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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7, Chapter 6 | Book 7, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Susan encourage Oliver to do instead of moving their family to another country?
(a) Become a writer like her
(b) Become a hotel manager
(c) Become a salesman for Sears
(d) Continue trying to invent hydraulic cement

3. Lyman is thinking about his wife in this chapter. What is her name?
(a) Ellen
(b) Lizzie
(c) Ada
(d) Susan

4. What does Susan ask of Oliver that he cannot give her?
(a) Stop riding horses
(b) Stop drinking
(c) Stop smoking
(d) Stop being an engineer

5. Who does Susan kiss in error upon her and Ollie's arrival in Leadville?
(a) Lizzie
(b) Mr. King
(c) Frank Sargeant
(d) Mrs. Elliott

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is charged with the care of Pricey after his injury?

2. As the irrigation project becomes less and less of a reality, Susan writes and illustrates more. What does Oliver do to relieve his frustration?

3. What happens to Ollie in this chapter?

4. Why does Lyman call himself a "man of stone"?

5. How does Lyman's wife tell him she is leaving him for his surgeon?

(see the answer key)

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