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

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

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

4. Why was Thomas Hudson a frail and sickly man?
(a) He abused alcohol
(b) He was a vegetarian
(c) He had been injured in the war.
(d) He had cancer

5. What reason does Augusta give Susan for disliking Oliver?
(a) Because he did not graduate from Harvard
(b) Augusta is jealous of Susan's affections for Oliver, and believes Oliver is not good enough for Susan.
(c) Because he is illiterate
(d) Because he is not from a wealthy family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan deal with her frustration?

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

3. Where do Susan and Oliver first meet?

4. What is the reason for the Wards' financial problems when Susan arrives?

5. What is Susan's first clue that her marriage may not be everything she has dreamed?

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