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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?
(a) He provides comic relief and helps to flesh out the character of Lyman, son of the richest family in town.
(b) He is Shelley's husband
(c) He saved Lyman's life
(d) He caused Lyman to lose his leg

3. How does the small Ward cabin figure in Leadville society?
(a) It has no signifigance whatsoever
(b) The Leadville children think it is haunted
(c) Susan's wit, conversational abilities and homemaking skills make it a welcome gathering spot for a wide variety of cultures and people.
(d) It is located near the train station

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

5. What is Lyman's fear?
(a) That his son will place him into an institution and take away his freedom.
(b) That Ada will fall down the stairs while carrying him
(c) Ed will accidentally hurt himself
(d) Shelley will leave with Larry

6. What advice does Mrs. Elliott give to Susan?
(a) Allow Oliver to return to engineering work rather than concentrate on marketing cement?
(b) Get rid of Marian the nanny
(c) Become a boarding house manager
(d) Leave the baby with her when they move to Bolivia

7. There is trouble in Leadville with Oliver's claim. What has happened?
(a) He filed it incorrectly
(b) He has worked the wrong claim
(c) Frank has stolen it from him
(d) Another company has tried to jump his claim

8. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because
(a) Rodman wants to live in Zodiac Cottage by himself
(b) Rodman is romantically interested in Shelley
(c) Lyman is disabled and his caretakers are also elderly
(d) Rodman is afraid Ada will steal Lyman's money

9. Why is progress stopped in the Argentina mine?
(a) An explosion closed the mine
(b) It has been moved to Denver
(c) There is nothing to mine there
(d) Ownership has been questioned and it is tied up in litigation.

10. Why doesn't Susan become friends with any of the people in New Almaden?
(a) She lives too far away
(b) She considers them boring
(c) She does not speak their language
(d) Oliver does not allow her to mingle with them

11. What does Lyman originally think of Shelley?
(a) that she is attractive and fun
(b) that she will steal his story ideas and write her own book
(c) That she is loud and brazen, completely different from his grandmother who was genteel and always dressed impeccably
(d) that she is shy and boring

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

13. Why does Lyman resist Shelley's suggestions?
(a) He is jealous of her writing abilities
(b) He does not understand her meaning
(c) She does not express her suggestions well.
(d) He is not writing for a modern reader, but as a way to find out more about himself through his family history.

14. Who is Clarence King?
(a) Frank's father
(b) Oliver's boss
(c) Director of the Geological Survey and a writer
(d) Susan's employer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan view Lizzie?

2. When they arrive at the cabin, where is Pricey?

3. What is the reason for the Wards' financial problems when Susan arrives?

4. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?

5. How does Susan deal with her frustration?

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