View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Laura describe the ocean?

2. What was an ear spoon used for?

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

4. Where was Laura when she first saw Alcatraz?

5. What was Niles's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Ed Monroe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Which person did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the people involved in those situations?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 499 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample