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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 3 | Book 3, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?
(a) He is a good man with a generous heart
(b) That he is a cruel man who does not like Oliver and will probably find a way to fire him.
(c) He owes money to the company
(d) He is cheating on his wife

2. How does Susan view Lizzie?
(a) Stong, patient, resilient mother who has accepted her conditions well.
(b) A noisy, bothersome helpmate
(c) A thief
(d) A competitor for Oliver's attention

3. How does Susan deal with her frustration?
(a) She falls in love with the gardener
(b) She begins a career as an illustrator for books and magazines
(c) She spends her time reading and ignoring the household duties
(d) She goes back east and divorces Oliver

4. Why didn't Oliver send the train fare for his wife and her maid?
(a) He forgot
(b) He did send it, but it got lost in the mail
(c) He did not have the money to send
(d) He gambled away the money

5. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?
(a) He provides comic relief and helps to flesh out the character of Lyman, son of the richest family in town.
(b) He saved Lyman's life
(c) He caused Lyman to lose his leg
(d) He is Shelley's husband

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?

2. What was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?

3. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?

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

5. What does Susan tell Mrs. Elliott that shocks the older woman?

(see the answer key)

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