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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. Oliver has news for Susan when he returns to Santa Cruz - what is it?
(a) He is moving the family to Bolivia
(b) He has successfully invented hydraulic cement
(c) He has found them another place to live
(d) He has found a job in Milton New York

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

3. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?
(a) Snobbery and high handed behavior
(b) Greed and avarice
(c) Compassion for those less fortunate, decency,misplaced loyalty, principals, lack of good business judgement, more of a dreamer
(d) Ignorance and selfishness

4. What is a good description of the Ward home?
(a) A section of a boardinghouse
(b) Wide veranda, clean and comfortable house
(c) Tumble down shack
(d) House trailer

5. What is the reason for the Wards' financial problems when Susan arrives?
(a) The mine supervisor originally said the improvements to the Ward home would be paid for by the mine, then changed his mind
(b) Susan has spent too much money on her wardrobe
(c) Oliver has lost his job
(d) Oliver has an opium habit

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What advice does Mrs. Elliott give to Susan?

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

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

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