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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. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?
(a) Shelley's husband Larry
(b) Ada's ex-husband
(c) Mark Twain
(d) Susan Ward

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

3. Oliver has news for Susan when he returns to Santa Cruz - what is it?
(a) He has found them another place to live
(b) He has successfully invented hydraulic cement
(c) He has found a job in Milton New York
(d) He is moving the family to Bolivia

4. What happened on the day Susan first arrived in Leadville?
(a) Frank got married
(b) Colorado statehood was passed
(c) Two men were hung in front of the courthouse
(d) Oliver got fired

5. Why is Susan intent upon Oliver pursuing a career other than mining?
(a) Susan thinks engineering is boring
(b) Susan wants to travel
(c) She wants her family to have a permanent home, as Augusta and Thomas have
(d) She is allergic to mine dust

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver's mining job after Deadwood?

2. Who is Pricey?

3. What is Lyman's fear?

4. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?

5. What is the difference between Leadville and New Almaden?

(see the answer key)

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