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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8, Chapter 1 | Book 8, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What memory does Susan reflect upon as she and Oliver prepare to leave Mexico?
(a) A childhood day of play
(b) Her wedding night
(c) Her last meeting with Augusta
(d) Her last conversation with Frank Sargeant when he confesses his love for her

2. How does Oliver look in the procession of people headed to the mine for inspection?
(a) Out of place in his Colorado gear, while eveyrone else is dressed in splendor
(b) Like a prince
(c) Like an eastern gentleman
(d) Like an Indian

3. Why is the baby nicknamed Ollie?
(a) It is a shortened version of his first name, Oliver, and saves from being confused with his father in the story.
(b) It was the name of Susan's childhood friend
(c) It is short for Olivia
(d) Because Lizzie cannot pronounce the baby's name

4. There is trouble in Leadville with Oliver's claim. What has happened?
(a) He has worked the wrong claim
(b) He filed it incorrectly
(c) Another company has tried to jump his claim
(d) Frank has stolen it from him

5. When Lyman's mother dies, who takes responsibility for his education?
(a) Frank Sargeant
(b) The state of Colorado
(c) His grandmother, Susan Ward
(d) Pricey

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?

2. What does Susan tell Augusta and Thomas that she has not told her husband yet?

3. What does Susan discover about her husband one night as he returns from meetings with potential backers in Boise?

4. Susan is searching Oliver's eyes to see if he is still drinking. What is Oliver looking for in Susan's eyes?

5. What is Lyman's main concern at this point

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