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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brings her back to the canyon in Idaho?
(a) She runs out of money
(b) The town has asked her to return
(c) Oliver has found new backing for the irrigation project
(d) Frank has asked her to meet him there

2. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?
(a) Oliver's family
(b) No one
(c) Her family
(d) Augusta and Thomas

3. Why is Susan intent upon Oliver pursuing a career other than mining?
(a) She wants her family to have a permanent home, as Augusta and Thomas have
(b) Susan thinks engineering is boring
(c) Susan wants to travel
(d) She is allergic to mine dust

4. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?
(a) In a tent
(b) In a car
(c) With friends
(d) At Mother Fall's Boardinghouse

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprise does Oliver have for Susan?

2. How does the author use Shelley to expand the storyline?

3. What are the names of the Ward children?

4. What happened on the day Susan first arrived in Leadville?

5. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?

(see the answer key)

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