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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. Whose idea was it for Laura to come to San Francisco?

2. How did Rose describe the moments she spent at home with her parents?

3. How much would Laura be paid to write short stories?

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

5. How did Laura and Rose get to Rose's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

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

4. What made Laura so uncomfortable on the trip?

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

6. What did Laura say she noticed about her first ferry ride?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Rose show her ambitious spirit, and what did her parents think of this?

Essay Topic 2

What was Laura's writing process, and how did she come to create this process for herself?

Essay Topic 3

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

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