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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. Why does Lyman Ward return to his family home?
(a) To start a relationship with Shelley Rasmussen.
(b) To drink beer and watch television all day long.
(c) To escape from the present and explore his family's history for answers to his own life.
(d) To serve as a marriage counselor to Ada.

2. What job offer does Oliver finally take?
(a) Superintendent of the New Almaden Mine
(b) Accompanying John Wesley Powell in the Geographical Survey
(c) Hunting guide for Teddy Roosevelt
(d) Teacher in Boise

3. Why is Susan angry at Oliver?
(a) Because he did not put the toilet seat down
(b) Because Oliver finishes his assignments for the company before departing.
(c) Because she wanted him to continue working there
(d) Because he turned down the severance pay

4. What does Susan like about the Boise Canyon?
(a) The people in the town
(b) The dust and wind
(c) The beauty, the birds and the quiet
(d) The shopping

5. Why is Al Sutton important to this story?
(a) He caused Lyman to lose his leg
(b) He saved Lyman's life
(c) He provides comic relief and helps to flesh out the character of Lyman, son of the richest family in town.
(d) He is Shelley's husband

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank do in an attempt to right matters concerning the jumped claims?

2. Why is everyone concerned about Larry being around Shelley?

3. What is Susan doing in this chapter just before Oliver returns home?

4. Why does Oliver begin looking for another job?

5. What is Frank's "incurable disease"?

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