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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Oliver is offered a mining job in another country - which one?
(a) China
(b) Australia
(c) Bolivia
(d) Spain
2. How does Susan view Lizzie?
(a) A noisy, bothersome helpmate
(b) A thief
(c) A competitor for Oliver's attention
(d) Stong, patient, resilient mother who has accepted her conditions well.
3. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?
(a) He owes money to the company
(b) He is a good man with a generous heart
(c) He is cheating on his wife
(d) That he is a cruel man who does not like Oliver and will probably find a way to fire him.
4. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?
(a) Willlie
(b) Stranger
(c) Bruce
(d) Fido
5. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?
(a) In a car
(b) At Mother Fall's Boardinghouse
(c) In a tent
(d) With friends
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Shelley Rasmussen?
2. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?
3. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?
4. What is the bad news her mother tells her on the first day home?
5. When they arrive at the cabin, where is Pricey?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Augusta disapproves of Oliver, what characteristics in Susan are brought to light?
2. How does the servant girl Lizzie provide an example to Susan of the western way of life?
3. Why are Mrs. Elliott's suggestions so confusing to Susan?
4. Is Susan a good caretaker?
5. Why is Lyman resistant to Shelley's writing suggestions?
6. Why are Shelley's problems critical to the story?
7. Explain how Susan and Oliver reach a certain angle of repose while living in New Almaden?
8. Why is Oliver unsuccessful in his attempts to market his invention?
9. Why do Lyman and Al become better friends in the present than they were as children?
10. Why is Lyman so uncomfortable around Shelley?
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