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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 does Shelley ask Lyman?
(a) If he is interested in her mother
(b) If he will marry her
(c) If she should go back with Larry and live in the commune
(d) If he will loan her money
2. What sort of paperwork does Shelley give Lyman to read?
(a) Divorce papers
(b) A letter from Ellen Ward
(c) A manifesto prepared by Larry for a commune
(d) A letter from Shelley's mother
3. 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 horse Susan rides in Mexico
(d) The name of the town
4. What does Susan encourage Augusta and Thomas to do?
(a) Make a homestead claim in the canyon
(b) Buy shares in the irrigation project
(c) Send her roses
(d) Send her more money
5. How long does Ollie stay away from his family after leaving Boise to attend St. Paul's in 1890?
(a) 5 years
(b) three months
(c) Ten years
(d) Twenty years
Short Answer Questions
1. What observations does Shelley share with Lyman about his grandfather?
2. Why is Susan upset with Oliver?
3. Why is Oliver upset with Susan in this chapter?
4. What is Susan doing in this chapter just before Oliver returns home?
5. What is Susan's observation about the lives of Mexican women?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Oliver disappoint Susan and embarrass her to her family and friends?
2. What is the final rip in the fabric of the Ward marriage?
3. What is Susan's impression of Mexico?
4. How does this chapter highlight the dangers of the West, and how does the author foreshadow the end of happy times for the Wards?
5. Oliver and Susan are in serious disagreement when he comes to New York - why?
6. Why doesn't Susan leave with Frank?
7. In this chapter, how does Susan's relationship with Frank Sargeant change?
8. What is the tone of Susan's letter to Augusta in this chapter?
9. How does Oliver try to make a home welcome for Susan when the two of them are reunited in Idaho?
10. Why does Frank commit suicide?
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