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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. What was Laura most excited to see for the first time in San Francisco?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A streetcar.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) Rose's husband.

2. Why did Laura and her husband take jobs off of their farm?
(a) They needed money to expand the farm.
(b) They were tired of country life.
(c) Their daughter was sick.
(d) The farming was not successful.

3. Where did Rose store her mother's letters?
(a) A box.
(b) A barrell.
(c) A chest.
(d) An envelope.

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

5. What newspaper did Rose work for in California?
(a) The San Francisco Bulletin.
(b) The California Post.
(c) The Bear Republic Reporter.
(d) The Star of CA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rose's first writing job?

2. What was Niles's occupation?

3. Which of these was not a sight to be seen from the top of Telegraph Hill?

4. What did Roger decide to do when he found Laura's letters?

5. What did Laura call the sight that could be seen from Rose's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Laura talk about in the letter she wrote while in Kansas City?

2. What does Laura tell her husband to do to stay happy?

3. What did Niles do for a living, and what did he take Laura to see?

4. What did Laura and Rose see some sailors doing at the pier?

5. What was Laura told she would need while she was in Springfield, and what did she do about this?

6. How did Laura feel after her visit to a fruit cannery, and why?

7. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

8. What was the first letter written by Laura to and about?

9. What was the most interesting thing Laura encountered when she visited some farms with Gillette?

10. What did Laura write about her time in Chinatown?

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