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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is mined in the state in the answer to #122?
(a) Coal
(b) Diamonds
(c) Gold
(d) Uranium

2. How many hours does Miriam sleep each night?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 4

3. What number is the end mark in journalistic pieces as well as the day of the month that Richter died?
(a) 33
(b) 30
(c) 3
(d) 13

4. Why is Miriam's wealthy Uncle Walter almost always in debt?
(a) He is an unparalleled philanthropist
(b) He can't stop buying houses
(c) He gives away yachts to friends
(d) He is building a world-class butterfly collection

5. What is Conrad Richter's first novel?
(a) The Sea Has No Secrets
(b) Seasons of Love
(c) The Sea of Grass
(d) Seaside Serenade

Short Answer Questions

1. Vocabulary and _________________ are particularly important to Richter's writing.

2. In what year is Miriam born?

3. This book is a volume of 17 __________________.

4. What is a major impediment to construction of the railroad?

5. Agassiz helps people understand how ______________ created natural phenomena in Europe.

(see the answer key)

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