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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 Fremont Older's occupation?

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

3. How much would Laura be paid to write short stories?

4. Why were there cleats on Telegraph Hill?

5. How old was Laura when she got married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who built Rose's house, and why was this so significant?

6. What did Laura say about the Rocky Mountains?

7. What did Laura like to see while at The Bay?

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

9. What kind of farm did Gillette take Laura to, and why?

10. Where did Laura first spend a night on her trip, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the main changes Laura noted in her letters while traveling West, and what made these changes so exciting to Laura?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Laura and Rose have such a strong bond, and how did this relationship change Rose's life?

Essay Topic 3

Many different people in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What were some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect their lives?

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