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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 is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?
(a) Fido
(b) Stranger
(c) Bruce
(d) Willlie

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

3. What advice does Mrs. Elliott give to Susan?
(a) Leave the baby with her when they move to Bolivia
(b) Get rid of Marian the nanny
(c) Become a boarding house manager
(d) Allow Oliver to return to engineering work rather than concentrate on marketing cement?

4. What does Lyman originally think of Shelley?
(a) that she is shy and boring
(b) that she will steal his story ideas and write her own book
(c) That she is loud and brazen, completely different from his grandmother who was genteel and always dressed impeccably
(d) that she is attractive and fun

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Susan's hopes about Thomas Hudson?

2. Why didn't Oliver send the train fare for his wife and her maid?

3. Why was Thomas Hudson a frail and sickly man?

4. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?

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

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