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. What animal at the exhibit did Laura call ugly but interesting?

2. Where did Rose usually work from?

3. Why was the musician Rose wrote about discharged from the Army?

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

5. What was Laura able to tour at The Presidio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Laura like best about Berkeley?

3. Why did Laura mark one of her letters as private?

4. How did Rose introduce her mother to her friends, and how did Laura respond to this?

5. What was so interesting about the watch seen on a sight seeing trip?

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

7. What happened to make Rose afraid for her mother's safety?

8. What did Gillette promise to do for the Wilders when he got a good job?

9. What did Laura think about the Kreislers?

10. How did Laura describe the fog horns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 631 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample