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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 old is Ollie when he is first sent away to school?
(a) 5
(b) 18
(c) 12
(d) 14
2. How does Lyman's wife tell him she is leaving him for his surgeon?
(a) She sends him a telegram
(b) She calls him on the phone
(c) She tells him in person
(d) She writes a note and places it on his hospital bed stand.
3. Who is watching the ballgame with Lyman when Ellen appears?
(a) Al, Shelley, Ed and Ada
(b) Pricey and Frank
(c) Oliver, Susan, and Ollie
(d) Ollie, Agnes and Betsy
4. What is Lyman's main concern at this point
(a) He is worried about money
(b) He has been drinking too much in the past two weeks
(c) He is too attracted to Shelley
(d) He is losing interest in his book
5. What news does Oliver have when he returns to Don Gustavo's house after seeing the mine?
(a) The mine is full of silver
(b) There is no money to be made in the mine and the early reports were incorrect.
(c) The other men laughed at his clothes
(d) Don Gustavo fell off his horse
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Susan tell Augusta and Thomas that she has not told her husband yet?
2. What is the name of the mine in Boise where Oliver is working while Susan is home in Milton?
3. What does Susan encourage Augusta and Thomas to do?
4. What religion is Susan Ward?
5. What does Frank tell Susan before he leaves the canyon?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the job offer from US Geological Survey a mixed blessing?
2. What is the final rip in the fabric of the Ward marriage?
3. How does this chapter highlight the differences in approach to life by Oliver and Susan?
4. Oliver and Susan are in serious disagreement when he comes to New York - why?
5. How does Oliver disappoint Susan and embarrass her to her family and friends?
6. What is the theme of this chapter?
7. How does Shelley's reading of the manifesto bring the reader back to the present day of Lyman's 1970?
8. In this chapter, how does Susan's relationship with Frank Sargeant change?
9. Why does the author end the story with Lyman's thoughts?
10. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver when she returns to New York and is with her friends?
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