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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Laura and her husband take jobs off of their farm?

2. What was an ear spoon used for?

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

4. What was Ed Monroe's occupation before he met Laura?

5. What kind of food in San Francisco did Laura not like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ed Monroe?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Laura like to see while at The Bay?

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

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

9. What was Laura's nickname, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the main changes Laura noted in her letters while traveling West, and what made these changes so exciting to Laura?

Essay Topic 2

How did Laura's experience at the World Fair change her life for both good and bad?

Essay Topic 3

What did Laura learn about her own life after observing Rose's chosen lifestyle, and how did these lessons change her life?

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