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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Laura most excited to see for the first time in San Francisco?
(a) A streetcar.
(b) Rose's husband.
(c) A seagull.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

2. What was Niles's occupation?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Writer.
(c) Editor.
(d) Engineer.

3. Why were there cleats on Telegraph Hill?
(a) To aid the telegraphers.
(b) To help people climb it.
(c) To mark the distance.
(d) To disuade horses from climbing it.

4. How did Laura and Rose get to Rose's house?
(a) They took a street car.
(b) They walked.
(c) They took a cab.
(d) They hired a bugy.

5. Where was Laura walking when she met some sailors?
(a) A pier.
(b) The bay liner.
(c) Telegraph Hill.
(d) The docks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Laura's favorite statue in San Francisco?

2. How did Laura feel about Telegraph Hill?

3. What season did Laura take her trip to visit Rose?

4. What could be seen from Rose's house?

5. What hill did Rose live on in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Niles do for a living, and what did he take Laura to see?

2. What was Laura told she would need while she was in Springfield, and what did she do about this?

3. What did Laura and Rose see some sailors doing at the pier?

4. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

5. What was the first letter written by Laura to and about?

6. Why did Laura not like the Harvard lawyer on the train?

7. What was the most interesting thing Laura encountered when she visited some farms with Gillette?

8. What did Laura talk about in the letter she wrote while in Kansas City?

9. How did Laura describe her first view of the Pacific Ocean?

10. What made Laura disconcerted on her trip across the desert?

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