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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. What was Susan's overall impression of the mine workers?
(a) They appeared to be in a cruel and harsh environment, like a prison
(b) They were ignorant and mean
(c) They did not know what they were doing
(d) They were happy and tanned

2. What is Susan's new form of income?
(a) She manages a brothel in Milton
(b) She is a teacher
(c) She writes a cookbook
(d) As an illustrator for a publishing company owned by Hudson

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

4. What is the understanding between Oliver and Susan that develops during their five year correspondence?
(a) That Susan will become Oliver's wife
(b) That Susan will draw Oliver's likeness for his personal stationery
(c) That Susan's family will finance Oliver's projects
(d) That Oliver will be the best man at Susan's wedding to Thomas

5. What is a good description of the Ward home?
(a) Wide veranda, clean and comfortable house
(b) A section of a boardinghouse
(c) Tumble down shack
(d) House trailer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Shelley Rasmussen?

2. What does Lyman originally think of Shelley?

3. Why does Lyman begin fictionalizing his grandparents' lives in a novel?

4. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because

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

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