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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. As the irrigation project becomes less and less of a reality, Susan writes and illustrates more. What does Oliver do to relieve his frustration?
(a) Builds another house
(b) Finds another woman
(c) Learns another language
(d) Drinks heavily

2. Where did Shelley get the manifesto?
(a) Rodman sent it to her
(b) Lyman handed it to her
(c) She found it in Ada's purse
(d) Her boyfriend Larry gave it to her

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

4. What does Shelley ask Lyman?
(a) If he will marry her
(b) If he is interested in her mother
(c) If she should go back with Larry and live in the commune
(d) If he will loan her money

5. What does Susan intend to do when she returns to the East Coast after Frank's death?
(a) Go into business with Nellie
(b) Marry Thomas Hudson
(c) Build a monument to Frank
(d) Get an apartment in New York and continue her career

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have the Wards been working on the irrigation project?

2. What is their cook's name?

3. Where does Susan send Ollie for his education?

4. What does Susan encourage Augusta and Thomas to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lyman feel more depressed than interested at this point in his writing work ?

2. How does this chapter highlight the dangers of the West, and how does the author foreshadow the end of happy times for the Wards?

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

4. What is the theme of this chapter?

5. Why does the author end the story with Lyman's thoughts?

6. Why did Susan send Ollie away?

7. Why is the job offer from US Geological Survey a mixed blessing?

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

9. What are Oliver's reasons for sending Pricey back to England?

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

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