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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. How does Oliver look in the procession of people headed to the mine for inspection?

2. Why does Oliver begin looking for another job?

3. After several years of waiting for financial backers, what happens to Frank and Wiley?

4. How did Ollie almost lose his life in the canyon?

5. What does Frank tell Susan he misses the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Oliver and Susan argue when he returns from the mine inspection in Mexico?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. How has the Wards' life changed, and how has it stayed the same?

7. What is Susan's impression of Mexico?

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

9. What is Susan's attitude about Idaho?

10. Why did Susan send Ollie away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Ward children in detail: physical description, place of birth, temperament, and use their words to show their personalities.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Lyman intent on staying independent?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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