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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 2 | Book 2, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sad news does Augusta's first letter to Susan in New Almaden include?
(a) Thomas has passed away
(b) Augusta and Thomas's baby died of diptheria
(c) Thomas has lost his job
(d) Augusta and Thomas are divorcing

2. What was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?
(a) pleasantly warm
(b) Hot and dusty
(c) Icy and cold
(d) Cool and breezy

3. How does the author use Shelley to expand the storyline?
(a) By creating a romance between Shelley & Lyman
(b) By showing Shelley's thoughts about Lyman
(c) By reminding the reader of the difference between 1970's culture and society the way it was when Susan and Oliver were dating.
(d) By having Shelley read parts of the book out loud to Lyman

4. Why doesn't Susan become friends with any of the people in New Almaden?
(a) Oliver does not allow her to mingle with them
(b) She considers them boring
(c) She lives too far away
(d) She does not speak their language

5. Why does Lyman begin fictionalizing his grandparents' lives in a novel?
(a) Lyman has long wanted to write a romance novel
(b) Lyman has no experience in writing
(c) They are not famous enough for a non-fiction biography, and it will help him understand them better this way.
(d) Shelley suggested this form to him

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because

3. Why does Lyman Ward return to his family home?

4. What is Susan's new form of income?

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

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