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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When they arrive at the cabin, where is Pricey?

2. Who does Susan kiss in error upon her and Ollie's arrival in Leadville?

3. How does the small Ward cabin figure in Leadville society?

4. What is Susan's first clue that her marriage may not be everything she has dreamed?

5. What is the next job offer that Oliver gets?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the trip from Denver to Leadville symbolic of the Wards' marriage?

2. What is Susan's state of mind in this chapter?

3. What is Susan's attitude about her one-room shack in Leadville?

4. Is life harmonious and happy for the Wards in Leadville?

5. How is Shelley's problem with her husband similar to Susan's problems with Oliver?

6. Why is Oliver unsuccessful in his attempts to market his invention?

7. How are the 24 canaries sent to Shelley like the elk head sent to Susan?

8. What does Lyman hope to accomplish during the writing about his grandparents' lives?

9. Why doesn't Susan want Oliver to accept the job in Bolivia?

10. Why did Oliver resign from the New Almaden Mine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Susan's qualities that make her a strong western woman? Give examples of each quality.

Essay Topic 2

What are Susan and Oliver's basic complaints about each other? How do they try to resolve it, if at all? Give examples of her anger towards him, and his towards her.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author expound on his theme of the importance of choosing the right spouse, or how the choice of a marriage partner rules our life?

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