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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, Chapter 2 | Book 7, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augusta ask Susan about Frank?
(a) If he can write for them
(b) If he is a good horseman
(c) If Susan is in love with him
(d) If he can draw

2. What is Rodman's reason for his visit to Lyman?
(a) Rodman wants to borrow money
(b) Lyman's wife, Ellen, wants to see him
(c) Rodman wants to live in Grass Valley with Lyman
(d) Rodman is getting married again

3. Susan is distressed about leaving and encourages her husband to do what?
(a) Turn in a positive report rather than tell the truth about the mine
(b) Find another job in Mexico
(c) Hire Emelita for her maid
(d) Return to the USA without her

4. How does Susan's career expand at this time?
(a) Susan becomes a model
(b) Susan takes in mending and washing clothes for the miners
(c) Susan begins to study engineering
(d) Thomas asks her to be a writer as well as an illustrator.

5. Why does Lyman resist Shelley's suggestions?
(a) She does not express her suggestions well.
(b) He does not understand her meaning
(c) He is jealous of her writing abilities
(d) He is not writing for a modern reader, but as a way to find out more about himself through his family history.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan deal with her frustration?

2. Who is Lyman's father?

3. What does Susan like about the Boise Canyon?

4. What is the name of the mine in Boise where Oliver is working while Susan is home in Milton?

5. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?

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