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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. How is this project funded?
(a) They get a grant from the government
(b) The men find a rich vein of silver in a mine
(c) They borrow the money from Frank's family
(d) From Susan's earnings as a writer and illustrator

2. What does Frank do in an attempt to right matters concerning the jumped claims?
(a) He tries to borrow money from Augusta
(b) He asks Burns to sell the Wards back one of the claims
(c) He talks to the governor
(d) He files a lawsuit

3. Who is Bradford Burns?
(a) A lawyer who files claims on land belonging to Augusta & Thomas, and to Bessie and John
(b) One of Frank's friends
(c) A friend of Augusta's
(d) A fellow writer

4. How long have the Wards been working on the irrigation project?
(a) 2 years
(b) 8 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 7 years

5. What are the names of the Ward children?
(a) Rodman, Ollie and Susan
(b) Susan, Betsy and Bessie
(c) Ollie, Nellie and Elliott
(d) Ollie, Betsy and Agnes

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Shelley get the manifesto?

2. What does Susan discover about her husband one night as he returns from meetings with potential backers in Boise?

3. What sort of paperwork does Shelley give Lyman to read?

4. What is the conclusion of the discussion between Oliver and Susan in Mexico?

5. Why is Susan upset with Oliver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver when she returns to New York and is with her friends?

2. Why doesn't Susan leave with Frank?

3. Susan and Oliver separate as he takes the surveying job and she moves the family to Victoria BC - how does part of the Wards' life compare with Lyman's own personal history?

4. How does Oliver try to make a home welcome for Susan when the two of them are reunited in Idaho?

5. How does this chapter highlight the differences in approach to life by Oliver and Susan?

6. What is the theme of this chapter?

7. Are they able to resolve their differences and move on?

8. Oliver and Susan are in serious disagreement when he comes to New York - why?

9. What is the tone of Susan's letter to Augusta in this chapter?

10. In this chapter, how does Susan's relationship with Frank Sargeant change?

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