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

2. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?
(a) He owes money to the company
(b) He is cheating on his wife
(c) He is a good man with a generous heart
(d) That he is a cruel man who does not like Oliver and will probably find a way to fire him.

3. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?
(a) Lyman is allowing the intimacy of a young married couple to be shown
(b) Shelley wrote it
(c) It is shorter than the others
(d) It is written from the point of view of the baby

4. How does the author use Shelley to expand the storyline?
(a) By reminding the reader of the difference between 1970's culture and society the way it was when Susan and Oliver were dating.
(b) By showing Shelley's thoughts about Lyman
(c) By creating a romance between Shelley & Lyman
(d) By having Shelley read parts of the book out loud to Lyman

5. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?
(a) San Francisco
(b) New York City, New York
(c) Milton, New York
(d) Santa Cruz, California, to live at Mrs. Elliott's boarding house while Oliver looks for another job