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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. In Book 1: Chapter 2, why does David want to wake up late on the morning?
(a) He prefers to avoid early morning activities.
(b) He is eager to escape the responsibilities of the day.
(c) He wants to avoid joining the slipstream of activities.
(d) He has a difficult night and needs extra sleep.

2. In Book 1: Part 12, what reason does David give his grandfather for not returning home that night?
(a) He wants to see Edward.
(b) He has an important business meeting.
(c) He has to meet with Charles Griffith.
(d) He is feeling unwell.

3. In Book 2: Part 1, why does Peter refuse Charles's company on his trip to Zurich?
(a) Charles refuses to accompany him.
(b) He wants to travel alone.
(c) He does not want Charles to witness his death.
(d) Charles has other commitments.

4. In Book 2: Part 2, why does Wika accept the bars of chocolate from Uncle William?
(a) Because he loves chocolate.
(b) Because he does not want to disappoint Uncle William.
(c) Because he wants to share them with Edward.
(d) Because he wants to hide them from Edward.

5. In Book 2: Part 1, what makes David feel like he has already mourned his father?
(a) Years of avoiding thoughts about his father.
(b) The letter from his father.
(c) Charles's reassurance.
(d) Talking to his friends about his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book 1: Chapter 1, what decision does the grandfather make about his estate, and how does it affect David?

2. In Book 2: Part 1, why is David contemplating reading the letter later and not immediately?

3. In Book 2: Part 2, what event leads to the strained quality of the visits to Lā‘ie after the father's death?

4. In Book 2: Part 2, what is the main concern of Wika?

5. In Book 2: Part 1, why is David hiding on the stairs at the party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is furniture provided only for one room in the small house?

2. What unusual encounter does David have while walking through the Park?

3. What does Charles Griffith do in San Francisco, and what are his impressions of the city?

4. What surprising proposition do the Cookes share with Edward and Belle?

5. What is the significance of "Honor Day" in the story?

6. What does David and his child come to realize about their efforts to give life to the land?

7. How does David initially feel about the prospect of inheriting the Bingham family house?

8. Why does Edward not write to David during his visit to his sisters in Vermont?

9. Why does David run to see Edward after he sends the hansom driver home?

10. Who is Étienne Louis, and what role does he play in the silk-growing enterprise in California?

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