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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 7 | Book 4, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Oliver live while he was waiting for his house to be finished?
(a) At Mother Fall's Boardinghouse
(b) In a car
(c) With friends
(d) In a tent

2. What is the bad news her mother tells her on the first day home?
(a) Her sister Bessie is ill
(b) Thomas is severely ill
(c) Augusta has passed away
(d) Her mother is expecting a baby

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

4. Who is Lizzie?
(a) Oliver's first wife
(b) Lyman's grand-daughter
(c) Susan's sister
(d) A young woman who Susan brings along to serve as cook and housekeeper in New Almaden

5. How does Susan view Lizzie?
(a) A competitor for Oliver's attention
(b) Stong, patient, resilient mother who has accepted her conditions well.
(c) A noisy, bothersome helpmate
(d) A thief

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a recurring plot device used by the author?

3. Why is Susan angry at Oliver?

4. What is Susan's attitude towards Oliver during this time in New Almaden?

5. What is Susan's first clue that her marriage may not be everything she has dreamed?

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