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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Chapter 2 | Book 5, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Susan and the baby go when he takes the job?
(a) Back to Milton, New York, to live with Susan's parents
(b) They stay in Santa Cruz with Mrs. Elliott
(c) Mexico
(d) with Oliver

2. What odd presents did Oliver send from Leadville to Susan and Ollie in Milton?
(a) Beaver skins and a gigantic elk head
(b) Twenty-four canaries
(c) Liquor and candy
(d) A Christmas tree and a puppy

3. Who is Don Gustavo?
(a) Emelita's husband
(b) The host for the Ward visit, and a principal in the mine where Oliver is considering being employed
(c) The name of the horse Susan rides in Mexico
(d) The name of the town

4. What unusual event occurred at New Almaden?
(a) Susan went down into the mine
(b) Oliver had an affair
(c) Susan opened a restaurant
(d) Augusta came to see Susan

5. What does the conversation between Lyman and Shelley become after the writing suggestions?
(a) A conversation about the difference of victorian era sexual attitudes and those of 1970 hippies.
(b) A conversation about television
(c) The beginning of an affair between Lyman and Shelley
(d) An argument about what to have for dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bad news her mother tells her on the first day home?

2. Who is Emelita?

3. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?

4. What is a recurring plot device used by the author?

5. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?

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