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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lyman's father?
(a) Oliver
(b) Pricey
(c) Ollie
(d) Frank

2. How does Susan occupy her time during the years the Wards are waiting for financial backing on the irrigation project?
(a) Sewing quilts and selling them in Boise
(b) Teaching the town children
(c) Doing portraits for money
(d) Writing novels and continuing her illustrations for books and magazines

3. Where does Susan send Agnes and Betsy so she and Oliver can talk?
(a) To watch tv
(b) To play in the canyon
(c) To their rooms
(d) To their lessons with Nellie

4. Who visits Susan alone at the ranch while her family is out watching the fireworks?
(a) Augusta
(b) Frank Sargeant
(c) Mrs. Elliott
(d) Nellie

5. What is the next job offer that Oliver gets?
(a) Become a professor of engineering
(b) Join the Geological Survey
(c) Run a saloon in Leadville
(d) To write for Harpers Weekly

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Oliver's mining job after Deadwood?

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

3. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because

4. As the irrigation project becomes less and less of a reality, Susan writes and illustrates more. What does Oliver do to relieve his frustration?

5. Where do Susan and the baby go when he takes the job?

(see the answer key)

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