3. How did Oliver know someone had come to see Susan while he and the children were gone?
(a) Oliver could smell smoke from a cigarette
(b) Nellie had told Oliver someone was there
(c) Oliver had come back early and seen them
(d) Frank left his gloves on the rail

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. What task has Oliver given to Susan while he is gone?
(a) To find a house if he decides to take the job
(b) To write to her family for money
(c) To spy on Emelita
(d) To buy some pots

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the commune going to be located?

2. What does Susan ask of Oliver that he cannot give her?

3. Who does Frank call on when he goes back east to visit his family?

4. How old is Ollie when he is first sent away to school?

5. What does Susan do instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why doesn't Susan leave with Frank?

6. How does Shelley's reading of the manifesto bring the reader back to the present day of Lyman's 1970?

7. What is the theme of this chapter?

8. How do Lyman's deepest feelings come out in his dream?

9. What is the underlying message to Augusta in Susan's letter from Mexico?

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

(see the answer keys)

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