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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. What does Lyman consider to be the only intrusion to the routine of his days in Grass Valley?
(a) Ada's nightly ministrations
(b) The ball games
(c) Shelley's arrival in the afternoons to work for him
(d) The highway noise

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

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

4. This chapter highlights several of Oliver's traits - what are some of them?
(a) Greed and avarice
(b) Ignorance and selfishness
(c) Compassion for those less fortunate, decency,misplaced loyalty, principals, lack of good business judgement, more of a dreamer
(d) Snobbery and high handed behavior

5. Why does Susan find the advice confusing?
(a) Susan has a hearing problem
(b) Susan does not speak Mrs. Elliott's language
(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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lyman originally think of Shelley?

2. Why is progress stopped in the Argentina mine?

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

4. Where do the Wards go after New Almaden?

5. Who is Marian Prouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Susan present her New Almaden life to Augusta in their correspondence?

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

4. Why do Lyman and Al become better friends in the present than they were as children?

5. What is Susan's attitude towards her marriage and new life in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is Lyman so uncomfortable around Shelley?

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