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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season did Laura take her trip to visit Rose?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. What was an ear spoon used for?
(a) To examine skulls.
(b) To clean ears.
(c) To clean bowls.
(d) To hear better.

3. How did Roger Lee MacBride know Rose?
(a) He was a cousin.
(b) He was her executor.
(c) He was a pupil of hers.
(d) He was her teacher.

4. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Bonner.
(b) Balboa.
(c) Bonneville.
(d) Ballington.

5. What hill did Rose live on in San Francisco?
(a) Russian Hill.
(b) French Hill.
(c) German Hill.
(d) Spanish Hill.

6. What was the title of Part Two of this book?
(a) Off the Train.
(b) California.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) The First Leg.

7. What was Laura's nickname?
(a) Loo.
(b) Bess.
(c) Mama.
(d) Sweets.

8. What was Rose's husband's name?
(a) Gary.
(b) Gilbert.
(c) Gillette.
(d) Gaywin.

9. How much would Laura be paid to write short stories?
(a) $50 a story.
(b) $50 a week.
(c) $50 for well received articles.
(d) $50 a month.

10. How did Rose educate herself?
(a) She read.
(b) She learned from her mother.
(c) She wrote.
(d) She attended classes.

11. What was Laura's middle name?
(a) Emily.
(b) Alice.
(c) Ann.
(d) Elizabeth.

12. What was happening in San Francisco at the same time as the Panama Pacific International Exposition?
(a) The American Mexican War.
(b) The World Fair.
(c) The Exploration of the Pacific.
(d) The Presidential Campaign.

13. Who was the first person Rose wrote a biography for?
(a) Amelia Airheart.
(b) Gaywin Lane.
(c) Lincoln Beachey.
(d) Art Smith.

14. What was Laura's favorite statue in San Francisco?
(a) Kindly Indians.
(b) George Washington.
(c) A great dragon.
(d) The stone lions.

15. What surprised Laura about the cannery she visited with Rose?
(a) It was large.
(b) It was clean.
(c) It was small.
(d) It was filthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rose and her husband take Laura to walk for a few miles?

2. How old was Laura when she got married?

3. How did Laura describe the ocean?

4. What could be seen from Rose's house?

5. What was Laura most excited to see for the first time in San Francisco?

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