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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 is the conclusion of the discussion between Oliver and Susan in Mexico?
(a) The must return to New Almaden
(b) They must stay in Mexico
(c) They must return to Santa Cruz
(d) They cannot stay in Mexico and cannot go back to Leadville.

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

3. Where does Susan send Agnes and Betsy so she and Oliver can talk?
(a) To watch tv
(b) To their rooms
(c) To their lessons with Nellie
(d) To play in the canyon

4. Where does Frank touch Susan that makes her yearn for him?
(a) Her bare foot
(b) Her shoulder
(c) Her hand
(d) Her hair

5. Who has returned to the canyon to help with the new efforts on the irrigation scheme?
(a) Frank, John, Wiley and the cook Wan
(b) Don Gustavo, Emelito
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Elliott
(d) Thomas Hudson, Frank, and Lizzie

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the irrigation project?

2. What is Susan doing in this chapter just before Oliver returns home?

3. What brings her back to the canyon in Idaho?

4. Why is Susan upset with Oliver?

5. As the irrigation project becomes less and less of a reality, Susan writes and illustrates more. What does Oliver do to relieve his frustration?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Frank and Susan on the evening of July 4th?

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

3. How has the Wards' life changed, and how has it stayed the same?

4. Do the Wards reach an angle of repose during this period? What is threatening to cause that balance to shift?

5. In this chapter, Lyman describes some of the resources he uses to recreate the life of his Grandmother Susan Ward. Describe them.

6. 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?

7. What is the theme of this chapter?

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

9. Why do Oliver and Susan argue when he returns from the mine inspection in Mexico?

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

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