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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. What is a recurring plot device used by the author?
(a) Several points of view
(b) Flashback
(c) Letters from Susan to Augusta and others which move the story along and let readers know what has happened.
(d) Symbolism

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

3. What was Susan's overall impression of the mine workers?
(a) They were ignorant and mean
(b) They appeared to be in a cruel and harsh environment, like a prison
(c) They did not know what they were doing
(d) They were happy and tanned

4. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?
(a) Milton, NY
(b) San Francisco, CA
(c) Houston, TX
(d) New Almaden, California

5. Where is Oliver's next mining job?
(a) Santa Cruz
(b) Deadwood in the Black Hills of the Dakotas
(c) Bolivia
(d) New Almaden

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Susan angry at Oliver?

2. When Susan returns home to Milton to spend the winter and get Ollie, what project does she begin?

3. How did Lyman first hear of Susan and Oliver's time in Mexico?

4. Why does Lyman resist Shelley's suggestions?

5. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?

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