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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. What happens to Ollie in this chapter?
(a) He becomes ill again
(b) He has a birthday
(c) He is bitten by a rattlesnake
(d) He gets a horse

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

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

4. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Santa Cruz, California, to live at Mrs. Elliott's boarding house while Oliver looks for another job
(c) New York City, New York
(d) Milton, New York

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at the cabin, where is Pricey?

2. Why is progress stopped in the Argentina mine?

3. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?

4. Who does Susan kiss in error upon her and Ollie's arrival in Leadville?

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

(see the answer key)

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