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

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

3. Why does Lyman call himself a "man of stone"?
(a) Because he is physically unable to move his head from side to side.
(b) He is taking steroids
(c) His family name is Stone
(d) He is mute.

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

5. Why is everyone concerned about Larry being around Shelley?
(a) Because Shelley is pregnant with Lyman's child
(b) Because Larry has a bad cold
(c) Because Shelley is allergic to Larry's cologne
(d) Because Larry once threatened to cut Shelley's throat.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Oliver is offered a mining job in another country - which one?

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

5. What does Susan ask of Oliver that he cannot give her?

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