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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Deer.
(d) Squirrels.

2. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

3. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?
(a) Nevada becomes another state of the Union.
(b) Nevada attempts to secede from the Union.
(c) Nevada gets a new Governor.
(d) Nevada gets a new Secretary of State.

5. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?
(a) Every twenty miles.
(b) Every five miles.
(c) Every ten miles.
(d) Every fifteen miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does a friend suggest the narrator travel to and sell Nevada mining property?

2. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

3. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?

4. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?

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

(see the answer key)

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