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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. Why does Lyman resist Shelley's suggestions?
(a) He does not understand her meaning
(b) He is not writing for a modern reader, but as a way to find out more about himself through his family history.
(c) She does not express her suggestions well.
(d) He is jealous of her writing abilities

2. 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 town
(d) The name of the horse Susan rides in Mexico

3. How does Oliver look in the procession of people headed to the mine for inspection?
(a) Like an Indian
(b) Out of place in his Colorado gear, while eveyrone else is dressed in splendor
(c) Like an eastern gentleman
(d) Like a prince

4. Who is Ferd Ward?
(a) Oliver's grandfather
(b) Oliver's father
(c) Oliver's sister
(d) Distant cousin to Oliver, a financial Wall Street wizard

5. What is the purpose of Oliver's visit to the Michoacan mine
(a) To locate a missing engineer
(b) To determine whether reports of a rich vein of silver is true
(c) To buy property
(d) To become a citizen of Mexico

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Susan's overall impression of the mine workers?

2. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?

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

4. Where is Oliver's next mining job?

5. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?

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