2. What unusual event occurred at New Almaden?
(a) Augusta came to see Susan
(b) Susan opened a restaurant
(c) Susan went down into the mine
(d) Oliver had an affair

3. What does Susan encourage Oliver to do instead of moving their family to another country?
(a) Become a writer like her
(b) Become a hotel manager
(c) Continue trying to invent hydraulic cement
(d) Become a salesman for Sears

4. What odd presents did Oliver send from Leadville to Susan and Ollie in Milton?
(a) Twenty-four canaries
(b) A Christmas tree and a puppy
(c) Beaver skins and a gigantic elk head
(d) Liquor and candy

5. Why does the author call this period a blissful time for his grandmother?
(a) Her career is growing; she has intelligent conversations with their visitors, and she is pregnant.
(b) She is back east with Augusta
(c) She is in a coma
(d) She is falling in love with the mine supervisor

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

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

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

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

10. When they arrive at the cabin, where is Pricey?
(a) Asleep in their bed
(b) At the local tavern
(c) Reading
(d) Critically injured from a beating

11. Who does Susan kiss in error upon her and Ollie's arrival in Leadville?
(a) Lizzie
(b) Mr. King
(c) Frank Sargeant
(d) Mrs. Elliott

12. What reason does Augusta give Susan for disliking Oliver?
(a) Because he did not graduate from Harvard
(b) Augusta is jealous of Susan's affections for Oliver, and believes Oliver is not good enough for Susan.
(c) Because he is not from a wealthy family.
(d) Because he is illiterate

13. The road to Leadville from the train station is long and arduous. What are just a few of the things that happened on the voyage?
(a) They get injured, lose their wagon, and stay with friends
(b) The Wards were almost driven off the mountain by a stage, one of the horses pulling their wagon died, and their reservation at the hotel was cancelled.
(c) They got frostbite, robbed, and lost
(d) They run out of food, meet Indians, and sleep in a tent

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

15. What is the difference between Leadville and New Almaden?
(a) Leadville is a growing mining town with visitors from all over the world
(b) New Almaden is nearer to a big city
(c) Leadville is smaller
(d) Leadville is in the United States