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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 about Pelkie was never explained, according to the footnote?

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

3. What kind of musician was Rose assigned to write about?

4. What did Laura compare the place Rose wanted her to live to?

5. What kind of arrangement did Bess know her husband would like to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the editor say about Rolf Pelkie in a footnote?

2. What did Laura like best about Berkeley?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

What was Laura's opinion of Gillette, and where did these ideas come from?

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