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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 does Lyman consider to be the only intrusion to the routine of his days in Grass Valley?
(a) Ada's nightly ministrations
(b) Shelley's arrival in the afternoons to work for him
(c) The highway noise
(d) The ball games

2. What is the purpose of Rodman's discussion with Lyman concerning Oliver's time at Deadwood?
(a) To remind the reader that Rodman and Lyman are related
(b) It allows the author to cover the time Oliver spent in Deadwood without the usual narration or correspondence plot devices.
(c) To test Lyman's mental faculties
(d) To show Rodman's interest in his father's book

3. What does Susan encourage Oliver to do instead of moving their family to another country?
(a) Become a writer like her
(b) Become a hotel manager
(c) Continue trying to invent hydraulic cement
(d) Become a salesman for Sears

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

5. What is the dream that Susan will lose if the cement is not successful?
(a) To buy a large diamond ring
(b) To buy the boardinghouse
(c) Building a mansion in Santa Cruz that rivals Augusta's home in New York and a permanent home
(d) To take a cruise around the world

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Susan angry at Oliver?

2. Oliver is offered a mining job in another country - which one?

3. How does Susan view Lizzie?

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

5. Why is Susan intent upon Oliver pursuing a career other than mining?

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