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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. Lyman is thinking about his wife in this chapter. What is her name?
(a) Susan
(b) Ellen
(c) Lizzie
(d) Ada
2. Who is Don Gustavo?
(a) Emelita's husband
(b) The host for the Ward visit, and a principal in the mine where Oliver is considering being employed
(c) The name of the town
(d) The name of the horse Susan rides in Mexico
3. After several years of waiting for financial backers, what happens to Frank and Wiley?
(a) They join the army
(b) They get married
(c) They get other jobs
(d) They begin writing and illustrating
4. Where does Susan send Agnes and Betsy so she and Oliver can talk?
(a) To their rooms
(b) To play in the canyon
(c) To watch tv
(d) To their lessons with Nellie
5. To what does Shelley compare the commune?
(a) Susan's home on the mesa in Boise Canyon
(b) Thoreau's Walden
(c) Living in San Francisco
(d) A native american tribe
Short Answer Questions
1. What has happened to the irrigation project?
2. How does Oliver look in the procession of people headed to the mine for inspection?
3. How old is Shelley in this chapter?
4. What job offer does Oliver finally take?
5. What does Susan intend to do when she returns to the East Coast after Frank's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver when she returns to New York and is with her friends?
2. Why does Lyman feel more depressed than interested at this point in his writing work ?
3. What is the theme of this chapter?
4. What is the final rip in the fabric of the Ward marriage?
5. What is Susan's attitude about Idaho?
6. Why did Susan send Ollie away?
7. Do the Wards reach an angle of repose during this period? What is threatening to cause that balance to shift?
8. How do Lyman's deepest feelings come out in his dream?
9. In this chapter, Lyman describes some of the resources he uses to recreate the life of his Grandmother Susan Ward. Describe them.
10. What happens between Frank and Susan on the evening of July 4th?
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