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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. How does Susan deal with her frustration?
(a) She begins a career as an illustrator for books and magazines
(b) She goes back east and divorces Oliver
(c) She falls in love with the gardener
(d) She spends her time reading and ignoring the household duties

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 Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?
(a) He owes money to the company
(b) That he is a cruel man who does not like Oliver and will probably find a way to fire him.
(c) He is a good man with a generous heart
(d) He is cheating on his wife

4. What is the purpose of Oliver's visit to the Michoacan mine
(a) To become a citizen of Mexico
(b) To locate a missing engineer
(c) To buy property
(d) To determine whether reports of a rich vein of silver is true

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because

2. What does Frank tell Susan before he leaves the canyon?

3. What does Susan encourage Oliver to do instead of moving their family to another country?

4. When does the Ward family get to move into their new house?

5. Why is Oliver upset with Susan in this chapter?

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