View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?
(a) Compassion for those less fortunate, decency,misplaced loyalty, principals, lack of good business judgement, more of a dreamer
(b) Greed and avarice
(c) Ignorance and selfishness
(d) Snobbery and high handed behavior

2. How does Susan's career expand at this time?
(a) Susan becomes a model
(b) Susan takes in mending and washing clothes for the miners
(c) Thomas asks her to be a writer as well as an illustrator.
(d) Susan begins to study engineering

3. What was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?
(a) Icy and cold
(b) Hot and dusty
(c) Cool and breezy
(d) pleasantly warm

4. Why is everyone concerned about Larry being around Shelley?
(a) Because Larry has a bad cold
(b) Because Shelley is allergic to Larry's cologne
(c) Because Larry once threatened to cut Shelley's throat.
(d) Because Shelley is pregnant with Lyman's child

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

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

7. Lyman believes that his grandparents were
(a) Boring and untalented.
(b) Wealthy and selfish.
(c) Tough, resilient, creative and enduring.
(d) Afraid to take chances.

8. What is Susan's new form of income?
(a) She manages a brothel in Milton
(b) She writes a cookbook
(c) As an illustrator for a publishing company owned by Hudson
(d) She is a teacher

9. Oliver is offered a mining job in another country - which one?
(a) Spain
(b) Bolivia
(c) China
(d) Australia

10. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?
(a) New York City, New York
(b) Santa Cruz, California, to live at Mrs. Elliott's boarding house while Oliver looks for another job
(c) Milton, New York
(d) San Francisco

11. Who is Mrs. Elliott?
(a) A traveling salesperson
(b) The midwife
(c) A friend of Susan's aunt, Mrs. Elliott is an outspoken and opinionated woman from Santa Cruz.
(d) Susan's aunt

12. What is Oliver's mining job after Deadwood?
(a) Bolivia
(b) Milton NY
(c) Leadville, Colorado
(d) Mexico

13. Who is Ferd Ward?
(a) Oliver's sister
(b) Distant cousin to Oliver, a financial Wall Street wizard
(c) Oliver's father
(d) Oliver's grandfather

14. Why does Susan find the advice confusing?
(a) Susan does not speak Mrs. Elliott's language
(b) Susan is unable to understand the situation
(c) Mrs. Elliott is recommending Susan make her husband happy, after Mrs. Elliott has endorsed womens rights.
(d) Susan has a hearing problem

15. Who is Lizzie?
(a) Susan's sister
(b) Lyman's grand-daughter
(c) Oliver's first wife
(d) A young woman who Susan brings along to serve as cook and housekeeper in New Almaden

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Susan and Oliver first meet?

2. Who is Rodman?

3. What was Susan's overall impression of the mine workers?

4. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?

5. Why does the author call this period a blissful time for his grandmother?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 595 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample