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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 was the biggest dog in the show Laura saw with Rose?

2. What inspired the thing that Laura sent Manly from Rose?

3. What was in the footnote of the letter about Pelkie?

4. What island had a large mast on it?

5. What was The Presidio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What injury did Laura incur while in San Francisco?

2. Why did Rose tell her father she would keep her mother away from scones for a while?

3. What did Laura say was her main reason for taking the trip to San Francsico?

4. What did Laura like best about Berkeley?

5. What about Goat Island was so intriguing to Laura?

6. What did Laura think about the Kreislers?

7. What was a big threat to the vineyard owners in the Santa Clara Valley?

8. What did Kreisler say about the treatment of soldiers in his unit?

9. What did Laura take time to describe from the wood exhibit at the Fair, and why?

10. What did Laura say about her life after seeing how hard Rose worked at her own job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Laura and Rose have such a strong bond, and how did this relationship change Rose's life?

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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