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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. What does Susan like about the Boise Canyon?

2. How did Lyman first hear of Susan and Oliver's time in Mexico?

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

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

5. Who has returned to the canyon to help with the new efforts on the irrigation scheme?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Susan leave with Frank?

2. What is Susan's attitude about Idaho?

3. What is the tone of Susan's letter to Augusta in this chapter?

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. What is the theme of this chapter?

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

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

8. Are they able to resolve their differences and move on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Susan so enamored of Mexico? Why was she able to produce her illustrations in such quantity while there?

Essay Topic 2

How does Susan maintain her genteel style of living even in the wild west? Give specific examples and why these items or styles were important to maintain the gentility.

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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