1. What is the purpose of Rodman's discussion with Lyman concerning Oliver's time at Deadwood?
(a) To show Rodman's interest in his father's book
(b) To remind the reader that Rodman and Lyman are related
(c) It allows the author to cover the time Oliver spent in Deadwood without the usual narration or correspondence plot devices.
(d) To test Lyman's mental faculties

2. Oliver has news for Susan when he returns to Santa Cruz - what is it?
(a) He has found them another place to live
(b) He is moving the family to Bolivia
(c) He has successfully invented hydraulic cement
(d) He has found a job in Milton New York

3. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver during this time in New Almaden?
(a) She believes he compares favorably with Thomas
(b) She considers an immediate divorce
(c) She is in love and sees no faults
(d) She admires him for his handiness and intelligence, but is dismayed by his lack of ambition and business judgement.

4. Who is Rodman?
(a) Rodman is Lyman's uncle
(b) Rodman is a friend of Larry's
(c) Rodman is an old boyfriend of Shelley
(d) Rodman Ward is Lyman's only child, and is a professor at Berkeley

5. Rodman is concerned about his father living alone because
(a) Rodman is romantically interested in Shelley
(b) Lyman is disabled and his caretakers are also elderly
(c) Rodman is afraid Ada will steal Lyman's money
(d) Rodman wants to live in Zodiac Cottage by himself