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

2. What did Laura and Rose watch down at the docks?
(a) The waves.
(b) The birds.
(c) The seals.
(d) The fisherman.

3. What could be seen from Rose's house?
(a) The Bay.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The factory.
(d) The gardens.

4. What attribute of San Francisco was Laura most drawn to?
(a) Its history.
(b) Its beauty.
(c) Its people.
(d) Its colors.

5. What job was Rose one of the first women to hold?
(a) Newpaper editor.
(b) Real estate agent.
(c) Company executive.
(d) Train conductor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rose never go through her mother's letters?

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

3. What was Laura's middle name?

4. How did Laura feel about Telegraph Hill?

5. What was Rose's married name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ed Monroe?

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

3. Where did Laura first spend a night on her trip, and why?

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

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

6. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

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

8. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

9. Why did Laura not like the Harvard lawyer on the train?

10. What kind of farm did Gillette take Laura to, and why?

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