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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Panama Pacific International Exposition celebrating?

2. Why did Rose never go through her mother's letters?

3. What was happening in San Francisco at the same time as the Panama Pacific International Exposition?

4. What kind of food in San Francisco did Laura not like?

5. What was Almanzo's nick name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Laura say she noticed about her first ferry ride?

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

3. What was Laura's nickname, and why?

4. What did Laura write about her time in Chinatown?

5. What did Laura, Rose, and Gillette do at the Sutro Estate?

6. What does Laura tell her husband to do to stay happy?

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

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

9. Who was Ed Monroe?

10. What made Laura so uncomfortable on the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Laura's writing process, and how did she come to create this process for herself?

Essay Topic 2

Freedom of expression was a crucial theme and symbol in this book and in Rose's life. How was this theme presented, and how did its place in this book affect the main people in Rose's life?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the people involved in those situations?

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