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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twelve.

2. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?
(a) The amount of silver in the mine.
(b) The damages of an earthquake.
(c) The amount of gold in the mine.
(d) The working conditions of miners.

3. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In an abandoned warehouse.
(b) In a stage station.
(c) In a mine shaft.
(d) In a desert.

4. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?
(a) Just silver.
(b) Silver and gold.
(c) Just gold.
(d) Mica and granite.

5. How long does the mining crew spend digging a shaft in their newly claimed mountainside?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Four months.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?

2. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?

3. While the narrator is in Virginia, how is a person's reputation determined?

4. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?

5. Where does the author start out on his journey?

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