Question

Why did Eliza associate her happiest memories of Sonoma with the three large Spanish houses and their inhabitants? (Select all that apply.)

The people who lived there had taken in her best friend, so this is where she always went to play and have happy childhood times.


The people who lived there never repeated horrible stories or rumors about the Donner Party.


The families who lived in those three houses were largely responsible for funding the Relief efforts that eventually saved the Donner Party.


The people where always kind to Eliza and

Answer 1

Eliza associate her happiest memories of Sonoma with the three large Spanish houses and their inhabitants because 

* The families who lived in those three houses were largely responsible for funding the Relief efforts that eventually saved the Donner Party.

* The people were always kind to Eliza. 

This is a portion of the book where Eliza states the following:
"some of my sweetest memories of Sonoma are associated with these
three Spanish homes. Their people never asked unfeeling questions, nor
repeated harrowing tales; and I did not learn until I was grown that
they had been among the large contributors to the fund for the relief
of our party."

Aside from being kind to Eliza and being the largest contributors to the relief fund, the people in the three Spanish homes never asked probing and prying questions nor do they repeat rumors.