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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. How old was Laura when she got married?

2. What was Beachey the first man to ever do?

3. Where did Rose take Laura when she first got to San Francisco?

4. Where did Rose store her mother's letters?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

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

What were Laura's feelings about intimacy and marriage, and what events in her life led her to these ideals?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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