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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 has happened to the irrigation project?
(a) It has been taken over by the government
(b) It is succeeding beyond expectations
(c) The financial backing has stopped again
(d) It was engineered incorrectly

2. Who visits Susan alone at the ranch while her family is out watching the fireworks?
(a) Mrs. Elliott
(b) Nellie
(c) Augusta
(d) Frank Sargeant

3. How does Susan occupy her time during the years the Wards are waiting for financial backing on the irrigation project?
(a) Sewing quilts and selling them in Boise
(b) Writing novels and continuing her illustrations for books and magazines
(c) Teaching the town children
(d) Doing portraits for money

4. When the money runs out and the group is facing a winter of no work, what do they decide to do?
(a) Hibernate for the winter
(b) Get jobs in other cities
(c) Move back to town and go on welfare
(d) Build a house for Susan, Oliver and their children

5. Who is Lyman's father?
(a) Oliver
(b) Pricey
(c) Frank
(d) Ollie

Short Answer Questions

1. What is their cook's name?

2. What is the next mining job for Oliver?

3. What task has Oliver given to Susan while he is gone?

4. What is unusual about Ellen's visit?

5. What religion is Susan Ward?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oliver try to make a home welcome for Susan when the two of them are reunited in Idaho?

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

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

4. What is the final rip in the fabric of the Ward marriage?

5. What is Susan's attitude about Idaho?

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

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

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

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

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