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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 was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?
(a) Icy and cold
(b) Cool and breezy
(c) pleasantly warm
(d) Hot and dusty

2. Why is Susan angry at Oliver?
(a) Because he turned down the severance pay
(b) Because she wanted him to continue working there
(c) Because he did not put the toilet seat down
(d) Because Oliver finishes his assignments for the company before departing.

3. Why does Oliver begin looking for another job?
(a) A lawsuit has stopped all work on the mine he has been working
(b) He has been fired
(c) The company he is working for has no insurance
(d) He is bored with his present job

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Ollie come with Susan to Leadville?

2. What is the purpose of Oliver's visit to the Michoacan mine

3. Why does Susan find the advice confusing?

4. Why does Lyman call himself a "man of stone"?

5. What memory does Susan reflect upon as she and Oliver prepare to leave Mexico?

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