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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXXVI - XXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Morgan claim during the court case?
(a) That Hyde is responsible for moving his house.
(b) That he should be compensated by the government for his dilemma.
(c) That he has a right to stay where his house is now located.
(d) That Hyde should have known better than to build a ranch so close to his property.

2. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A landslide.
(d) A hurricane.

3. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Mono Lake.
(b) Pyramid Lake.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) Walker Lake.

4. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?
(a) At high speed on horseback.
(b) Slowly in a stagecoach.
(c) At high speed in a stagecoach.
(d) Slowly on horseback.

5. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?
(a) Three times the amount they thought.
(b) Half the amount they thought.
(c) Twice the amount they thought.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did one of the Germans give their map to Mr. Whiteman?

2. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?

3. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?

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

5. How many feet of dirt is Hyde's ranch buried underneath?

(see the answer key)

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