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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. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?
(a) Ada's ex-husband
(b) Susan Ward
(c) Shelley's husband Larry
(d) Mark Twain

2. Oliver is offered a mining job in another country - which one?
(a) Spain
(b) China
(c) Australia
(d) Bolivia

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

4. Who is charged with the care of Pricey after his injury?
(a) Ollie
(b) Susan
(c) Lizzie
(d) Frank

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lyman is thinking about his wife in this chapter. What is her name?

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

3. There is trouble in Leadville with Oliver's claim. What has happened?

4. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?

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

(see the answer key)

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