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

2. What was Susan's overall impression of the mine workers?
(a) They appeared to be in a cruel and harsh environment, like a prison
(b) They were ignorant and mean
(c) They did not know what they were doing
(d) They were happy and tanned

3. 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) With friends
(d) In a tent

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

5. What is Susan's first clue that her marriage may not be everything she has dreamed?
(a) Oliver disappears on their wedding night
(b) Oliver says another woman's name at the wedding service
(c) Oliver gives her the wrong address of their new home
(d) Oliver fails to send her train fare to join him in California

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is progress stopped in the Argentina mine?

2. What happens to Ollie in this chapter?

3. What unusual event occurred at New Almaden?

4. What is the next job offer that Oliver gets?

5. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver during this time in New Almaden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Oliver resign from the New Almaden Mine?

2. Why is Oliver unsuccessful in his attempts to market his invention?

3. How is Susan's embarrassment with her husband's social abilities highlighted in this chapter?

4. When Augusta disapproves of Oliver, what characteristics in Susan are brought to light?

5. How does the servant girl Lizzie provide an example to Susan of the western way of life?

6. Explain how Susan and Oliver reach a certain angle of repose while living in New Almaden?

7. What is Susan's state of mind in this chapter?

8. How are the 24 canaries sent to Shelley like the elk head sent to Susan?

9. Is life harmonious and happy for the Wards in Leadville?

10. Is Susan a good caretaker?

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