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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XLIX - LIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nookes die?
(a) He dies in jail.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He is hung.
(d) He dies from an illness.

2. How is Nookes thrown overboard from Blakely's boat?
(a) With his face beaten.
(b) With his ankles tied.
(c) With his arm broken.
(d) With his hands tied.

3. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(b) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(c) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.

4. How does the narrator's party determine that they are lost in the beginning of Chapter XXXII?
(a) They keep switching to different roads and nothing looks familiar.
(b) The roads start looking too familiar, leading them in a circle.
(c) They have been on the same road for too long.
(d) They cannot see the road.

5. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?

2. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

3. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?

4. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?

5. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?

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