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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company owned the milk condensery that Laura toured?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Nanna.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Nestle.

2. Why did Laura not spend much time at the Belgian exhibit at the Exposition?
(a) It was too expensive.
(b) She started feeling sick.
(c) There was not time.
(d) She did not like it.

3. What was the large mast on an island for?
(a) A news transmission.
(b) A wireless station.
(c) A warning light.
(d) A telegraph station.

4. How much was Rose giving Laura each week in return for help on her writing?
(a) $3.
(b) $5.
(c) $4.
(d) $6.

5. Where did Rose usually work from?
(a) Her editor's house.
(b) Her home.
(c) Her office.
(d) Her editor's office.

6. What was the man on the street car chewing after the Exposition?
(a) Chewing gum.
(b) Chewing tobacco.
(c) Rubber bands.
(d) Beef Jerky.

7. Where did Rose hope her parents would like living?
(a) Santa Clara Valley.
(b) San Rosa Valley.
(c) Mill Valley.
(d) Napa Valley.

8. What about Pelkie was never explained, according to the footnote?
(a) His allegiance.
(b) His artistic ability.
(c) His disappearance.
(d) His intrigue.

9. Why did people think Pelkie disappeared?
(a) He was a spy.
(b) He was kidnapped.
(c) He was evicted.
(d) He was deported.

10. What kind of arrangement did Bess know her husband would like to see?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Lumber yards.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Boats.

11. How did Rose's editor feel about her story about the musician?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He was bored by it.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He was offended by it.

12. How many films did Rose take Laura to see?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. Where was the Keen Kutter exhibit placed?
(a) Close to the food stands.
(b) Near a waterfall.
(c) Under a bridge.
(d) By the entrance.

14. How many children had the musician Rose wrote about adopted?
(a) 23.
(b) 33.
(c) 43.
(d) 13.

15. What was Pelkie's first name?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Rick.
(c) Rolf.
(d) Ralph.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Laura feel about the Charlie Chaplin film she saw?

2. Where was Pelkie from?

3. What did Laura send literature about to Manly about after her visit to the fair?

4. What did Laura do after seeing the Exposition?

5. What crop was at risk if Laura stayed as long as Rose asked?

(see the answer keys)

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