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

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

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

4. How does Susan deal with her frustration?
(a) She falls in love with the gardener
(b) She begins a career as an illustrator for books and magazines
(c) She goes back east and divorces Oliver
(d) She spends her time reading and ignoring the household duties

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets her train when she arrives at her destination?

2. How does the author use Shelley to expand the storyline?

3. What is the dream that Susan will lose if the cement is not successful?

4. Why does Oliver quit the New Almaden mine?

5. Who is charged with the care of Pricey after his injury?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Lyman so uncomfortable around Shelley?

10. Why is Lyman resistant to Shelley's writing suggestions?

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