View a FREE sample

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) Oliver does not allow her to mingle with them
(b) She considers them boring
(c) She lives too far away
(d) She does not speak their language

2. What is the name of the big black dog that Oliver has for Susan's protection?
(a) Willlie
(b) Bruce
(c) Fido
(d) Stranger

3. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?
(a) He is Shelley's husband
(b) He caused Lyman to lose his leg
(c) He provides comic relief and helps to flesh out the character of Lyman, son of the richest family in town.
(d) He saved Lyman's life

4. Lyman believes that his grandparents were
(a) Wealthy and selfish.
(b) Tough, resilient, creative and enduring.
(c) Afraid to take chances.
(d) Boring and untalented.

5. Why didn't Oliver send the train fare for his wife and her maid?
(a) He did not have the money to send
(b) He did send it, but it got lost in the mail
(c) He forgot
(d) He gambled away the money

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Susan's new form of income?

2. What is a good description of the Ward home?

3. What reason does Augusta give Susan for disliking Oliver?

4. Why does Susan agree to marry Oliver?

5. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 328 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample