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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 Frank tell Susan before he leaves the canyon?
2. What is Susan doing in this chapter just before Oliver returns home?
3. How did Oliver know someone had come to see Susan while he and the children were gone?
4. Who has returned to the canyon to help with the new efforts on the irrigation scheme?
5. Of what does Susan accuse Oliver?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does this chapter highlight the dangers of the West, and how does the author foreshadow the end of happy times for the Wards?
2. Are they able to resolve their differences and move on?
3. What happens between Frank and Susan on the evening of July 4th?
4. In this chapter, Lyman describes some of the resources he uses to recreate the life of his Grandmother Susan Ward. Describe them.
5. Why doesn't Susan leave with Frank?
6. How has the Wards' life changed, and how has it stayed the same?
7. Why does Frank commit suicide?
8. What are Oliver's reasons for sending Pricey back to England?
9. Why do Oliver and Susan argue when he returns from the mine inspection in Mexico?
10. How do Lyman's deepest feelings come out in his dream?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which is better: to be creative and imaginative like Susan or handy and methodical like Oliver? Why? Prepare to defend these answers in a presentation to the class.
Essay Topic 2
Why did Oliver continue to fail? Take each job and analyze what he could have done differently to keep the position and stay with that company. Did he make the decision that was best for his family each time?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the characters of Susan and Oliver. List traits, character deficiencies, methods for dealing with adversity, outlook on life, love and their goals and dreams. How do they mesh and how do they clash?
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