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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. Who is Lizzie?
(a) Oliver's first wife
(b) Susan's sister
(c) A young woman who Susan brings along to serve as cook and housekeeper in New Almaden
(d) Lyman's grand-daughter

2. Where do Susan and Oliver first meet?
(a) Inside a mine
(b) On a train headed west
(c) At a high society party
(d) In an elevator

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

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

5. Why does Lyman Ward return to his family home?
(a) To escape from the present and explore his family's history for answers to his own life.
(b) To serve as a marriage counselor to Ada.
(c) To drink beer and watch television all day long.
(d) To start a relationship with Shelley Rasmussen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?

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

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

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

5. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?

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