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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 6 | Book 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lyman believes that his grandparents were
(a) Boring and untalented.
(b) Afraid to take chances.
(c) Wealthy and selfish.
(d) Tough, resilient, creative and enduring.

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

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

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

5. What are Susan's hopes about Thomas Hudson?
(a) That he will ask her to marry him, or at least stay single so she, Thomas, and Augusta will be an eternal threesome.
(b) That he will buy her family's home so she can move the entire family west
(c) That he will move west
(d) That he will purchase a horse for her

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan view Lizzie?

2. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?

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

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

5. Why does the author call this period a blissful time for his grandmother?

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