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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. How did Laura feel about the Charlie Chaplin film she saw?

2. What was the name of the farmhand helping Manly?

3. Where did Laura later publish her description of the Exposition?

4. What did the people at The Presidio live in?

5. Where did Rose hope her parents would like living?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of machine did Laura see at the Fair that she thought would be beneficial to her farm?

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

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

5. What did Laura write about Rolf Pelkie?

6. What did Rose say in a postcard about the dog show she and Laura went to?

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

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

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

10. What did Laura like best about Berkeley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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