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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. What is the dream that Susan will lose if the cement is not successful?
(a) To buy the boardinghouse
(b) To take a cruise around the world
(c) Building a mansion in Santa Cruz that rivals Augusta's home in New York and a permanent home
(d) To buy a large diamond ring

2. What advice does Mrs. Elliott give to Susan?
(a) Get rid of Marian the nanny
(b) Leave the baby with her when they move to Bolivia
(c) Become a boarding house manager
(d) Allow Oliver to return to engineering work rather than concentrate on marketing cement?

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

4. Who is Marian Prouse?
(a) Oliver's sister
(b) Augusta's brother
(c) The genteel woman sent from Oliver's family in Connecticut to assist Susan in New Almaden with the new baby.
(d) An author Susan admires

5. How does Susan deal with her frustration?
(a) She goes back east and divorces Oliver
(b) She spends her time reading and ignoring the household duties
(c) She begins a career as an illustrator for books and magazines
(d) She falls in love with the gardener

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Susan encourage Oliver to do instead of moving their family to another country?

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

3. What is the reason for the Wards' financial problems when Susan arrives?

4. What was the weather like on the trip to New Almaden?

5. What sad news does Augusta's first letter to Susan in New Almaden include?

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