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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 2 | Book 2, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Susan become friends with any of the people in New Almaden?
(a) She considers them boring
(b) She lives too far away
(c) Oliver does not allow her to mingle with them
(d) She does not speak their language

2. What is Susan's new form of income?
(a) She is a teacher
(b) She manages a brothel in Milton
(c) As an illustrator for a publishing company owned by Hudson
(d) She writes a cookbook

3. Where is Susan and Oliver's first home?
(a) Milton, NY
(b) San Francisco, CA
(c) New Almaden, California
(d) Houston, TX

4. What is the understanding between Oliver and Susan that develops during their five year correspondence?
(a) That Oliver will be the best man at Susan's wedding to Thomas
(b) That Susan will draw Oliver's likeness for his personal stationery
(c) That Susan will become Oliver's wife
(d) That Susan's family will finance Oliver's projects

5. What is Susan's main character trait in this chapter?
(a) Submission and resignation
(b) Whining and indecisiveness
(c) Resolve, determination and strength in the face of criticism
(d) Fear of change

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?

2. Who is Shelley Rasmussen?

3. Where do Susan and Oliver first meet?

4. Why was Thomas Hudson a frail and sickly man?

5. What are Susan's hopes about Thomas Hudson?

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