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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. Lyman is thinking about his wife in this chapter. What is her name?
(a) Ada
(b) Susan
(c) Lizzie
(d) Ellen

2. What does the conversation between Lyman and Shelley become after the writing suggestions?
(a) A conversation about the difference of victorian era sexual attitudes and those of 1970 hippies.
(b) An argument about what to have for dinner
(c) A conversation about television
(d) The beginning of an affair between Lyman and Shelley

3. After several years of waiting for financial backers, what happens to Frank and Wiley?
(a) They begin writing and illustrating
(b) They get married
(c) They join the army
(d) They get other jobs

4. What does Susan encourage Augusta and Thomas to do?
(a) Buy shares in the irrigation project
(b) Send her more money
(c) Send her roses
(d) Make a homestead claim in the canyon

5. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?
(a) New Almaden, California
(b) Houston, TX
(c) San Francisco, CA
(d) Milton, NY

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion is Susan Ward?

2. What does Susan ask of Oliver that he cannot give her?

3. What sad news does Augusta's first letter to Susan in New Almaden include?

4. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver during this time in New Almaden?

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

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