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

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

3. What does Susan tell Mrs. Elliott that shocks the older woman?
(a) Susan and Oliver are Hindu
(b) Susan is going to buy the boardinghouse
(c) Susan is in love with another man
(d) Susan's income from writing and illustrating is the only money the Ward family has at the moment

4. Why is Susan intent upon Oliver pursuing a career other than mining?
(a) She is allergic to mine dust
(b) Susan thinks engineering is boring
(c) Susan wants to travel
(d) She wants her family to have a permanent home, as Augusta and Thomas have

5. Who is Marian Prouse?
(a) An author Susan admires
(b) Oliver's sister
(c) The genteel woman sent from Oliver's family in Connecticut to assist Susan in New Almaden with the new baby.
(d) Augusta's brother

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Ollie come with Susan to Leadville?

2. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Grass Valley?

3. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?

4. What does Oliver tell Susan about his manager at the mine?

5. What is the age difference between Susan and Frank

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Susan's attitude about her one-room shack in Leadville?

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

4. How is Shelley's problem with her husband similar to Susan's problems with Oliver?

5. How is Susan's transformation into a western woman exemplified in this chapter?

6. What characteristics are further brought out once Susan joins her husband in New Almaden?

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

8. What does Lyman hope to accomplish during the writing about his grandparents' lives?

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

10. How is the trip from Denver to Leadville symbolic of the Wards' marriage?

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