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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. What does the editor think was in the missing letters?

2. How did Laura feel about Telegraph Hill?

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

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

5. Who was the first person Rose wrote a biography for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the train was heading to Salt Lake, what did Laura say would have made her trip twice as fun?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Laura describe her first view of the Pacific Ocean?

8. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

9. What made Laura so uncomfortable on the trip?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were some of the famous people that Rose came in contact with in her career, and how did her interactions with these people change her life?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the editor felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 3

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

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