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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. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?
(a) He caused Lyman to lose his leg
(b) He provides comic relief and helps to flesh out the character of Lyman, son of the richest family in town.
(c) He saved Lyman's life
(d) He is Shelley's husband

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

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

4. Who is Shelley Rasmussen?
(a) Ada's lesbian lover
(b) Lyman's longtime girlfriend
(c) The gardener's wife
(d) She is the daughter of Ada, the Housekeeper and becomes Lyman's transcriptionist

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the understanding between Oliver and Susan that develops during their five year correspondence?

2. What reason does Augusta give Susan for disliking Oliver?

3. What is Susan's main character trait in this chapter?

4. What is a good description of the Ward home?

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

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