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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the small Ward cabin figure in Leadville society?
(a) It is located near the train station
(b) It has no signifigance whatsoever
(c) Susan's wit, conversational abilities and homemaking skills make it a welcome gathering spot for a wide variety of cultures and people.
(d) The Leadville children think it is haunted

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

3. What does Frank do in an attempt to right matters concerning the jumped claims?
(a) He tries to borrow money from Augusta
(b) He talks to the governor
(c) He files a lawsuit
(d) He asks Burns to sell the Wards back one of the claims

4. What is Rodman's reason for his visit to Lyman?
(a) Rodman is getting married again
(b) Rodman wants to live in Grass Valley with Lyman
(c) Rodman wants to borrow money
(d) Lyman's wife, Ellen, wants to see him

5. What task has Oliver given to Susan while he is gone?
(a) To spy on Emelita
(b) To find a house if he decides to take the job
(c) To write to her family for money
(d) To buy some pots

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bradford Burns?

2. Why does Lyman begin fictionalizing his grandparents' lives in a novel?

3. Who has returned to the canyon to help with the new efforts on the irrigation scheme?

4. What does Frank tell Susan he misses the most?

5. How long have the Wards been working on the irrigation project?

(see the answer key)

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