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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. How does Susan deal with her frustration?
(a) She goes back east and divorces Oliver
(b) She spends her time reading and ignoring the household duties
(c) She begins a career as an illustrator for books and magazines
(d) She falls in love with the gardener

2. How many years after their first meeting do Susan and Oliver wait to marry?
(a) 15 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 8 years

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Susan view Lizzie?

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

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

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