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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lyman consider to be the only intrusion to the routine of his days in Grass Valley?
(a) The highway noise
(b) Shelley's arrival in the afternoons to work for him
(c) The ball games
(d) Ada's nightly ministrations

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

3. What is the difference between Leadville and New Almaden?
(a) Leadville is smaller
(b) Leadville is a growing mining town with visitors from all over the world
(c) Leadville is in the United States
(d) New Almaden is nearer to a big city

4. What is the next job offer that Oliver gets?
(a) Join the Geological Survey
(b) Run a saloon in Leadville
(c) To write for Harpers Weekly
(d) Become a professor of engineering

5. 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 does not speak their language
(c) She considers them boring
(d) She lives too far away

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the understanding between Oliver and Susan that develops during their five year correspondence?

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

3. Who is Clarence King?

4. What is the age difference between Susan and Frank

5. How is this chapter different from others, from the perspective of the Ward marriage?

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