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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. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?
(a) No one
(b) Oliver's family
(c) Augusta and Thomas
(d) Her family

2. What are Susan's hopes about Thomas Hudson?
(a) That he will buy her family's home so she can move the entire family west
(b) That he will move west
(c) That he will ask her to marry him, or at least stay single so she, Thomas, and Augusta will be an eternal threesome.
(d) That he will purchase a horse for her

3. 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) To show Rodman's interest in his father's book
(c) It allows the author to cover the time Oliver spent in Deadwood without the usual narration or correspondence plot devices.
(d) To test Lyman's mental faculties

4. Who is Pricey?
(a) The gardener
(b) Susan's horse
(c) Oliver's clerk from England
(d) Susan's pet name for her wagon

5. What is the name of the mine in Boise where Oliver is working while Susan is home in Milton?
(a) The Adelaide
(b) #47
(c) The Wolf's Tooth
(d) The Alexandria

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?

2. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?

3. Why does Oliver begin looking for another job?

4. Who is Susan finally reunited with after Mexico?

5. Oliver has news for Susan when he returns to Santa Cruz - what is it?

(see the answer key)

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