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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 did Laura call the sight that could be seen from Rose's house?
(a) A blessing and curse.
(b) A fairy land.
(c) A piece of Eden.
(d) A monument.

2. Where was Laura when she first saw Alcatraz?
(a) The bay liner.
(b) Telegraph Hill.
(c) The docks.
(d) The street car.

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

4. Which of these was not an island that fascinated Laura while touring the Bay?
(a) Angel.
(b) Alcatraz.
(c) Goat.
(d) Grennich.

5. What was Niles's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Editor.
(d) Engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the first letter in the book?

2. Why did Almanzo give Laura a nick-name?

3. Which of the following was a premier feature at the Exposition?

4. What was Rose's husband's name?

5. What kind of ship did the sailors that Laura and Rose saw sail on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Laura, Rose, and Gillette do at the Sutro Estate?

5. Who built Rose's house, and why was this so significant?

6. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

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

8. What made Laura disconcerted on her trip across the desert?

9. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

10. Who was Ed Monroe?

(see the answer keys)

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