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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Chapter 4 | Book 4, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the age difference between Susan and Frank
(a) They are the same age
(b) Susan is 15 years younger than Frank
(c) Susan is 9 years older than Frank
(d) Frank is 9 years older than Susan

2. Why does Lyman begin fictionalizing his grandparents' lives in a novel?
(a) Lyman has no experience in writing
(b) Lyman has long wanted to write a romance novel
(c) They are not famous enough for a non-fiction biography, and it will help him understand them better this way.
(d) Shelley suggested this form to him

3. What is the bad news her mother tells her on the first day home?
(a) Her sister Bessie is ill
(b) Thomas is severely ill
(c) Her mother is expecting a baby
(d) Augusta has passed away

4. What does Larry send to Shelley, care of Lyman?
(a) 24 canaries
(b) A car
(c) a wedding ring
(d) A bottle of scotch

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Oliver's next mining job?

2. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?

3. What is the dream that Susan will lose if the cement is not successful?

4. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?

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

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