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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 did Gillette focus on while there were no newspaper jobs?
(a) Horse tracks.
(b) Real estate.
(c) The Exposition.
(d) His novel.

2. What was the large mast on an island for?
(a) A wireless station.
(b) A warning light.
(c) A telegraph station.
(d) A news transmission.

3. What inspired the thing that Laura sent Manly from Rose?
(a) The Fair.
(b) The Exposition.
(c) The fog.
(d) The water.

4. How did Laura feel about the condensation process?
(a) It was boring.
(b) It was unexpected.
(c) It was fascinating.
(d) It was disgusting.

5. What did Laura say all men have a fondness for?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) Water.
(c) Green things.
(d) Soft breezes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Pelkie's first name?

2. How did Laura feel about the Charlie Chaplin film she saw?

3. When did Laura's train ticket expire?

4. Which of the following was not a place where Gillette was considering taking a job?

5. How did Rose know Pelkie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a big threat to the vineyard owners in the Santa Clara Valley?

2. Why did Laura mark one of her letters as private?

3. What was the private letter about?

4. What did Laura say about her life after seeing how hard Rose worked at her own job?

5. What was so interesting about the watch seen on a sight seeing trip?

6. What did Laura say was her main reason for taking the trip to San Francsico?

7. What did Laura assure Almanzo of at the end of her letter about finances?

8. What is the only negative comment Laura made about Gillette?

9. What did Laura think about the Kreislers?

10. How did Rose introduce her mother to her friends, and how did Laura respond to this?

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