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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 does the desert wanderer react when he is prevented from telling the same story about Hank Monk?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He dies.
(c) He begins telling jokes.
(d) He jumps off the stagecoach.

2. According to the narrator, how are the profits of the mining industry in Nevada glorified?
(a) By the local drunks.
(b) By the media.
(c) By flyers posted around town.
(d) By the Governor's followers.

3. How many feet of dirt is Hyde's ranch buried underneath?
(a) Eighty-four.
(b) Eighty-three.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Forty-eight.

4. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) Secretary of Treasury.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) State Representative.
(d) Governor.

5. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?
(a) A blind mine.
(b) A blind lead.
(c) A blind claim.
(d) A blind spot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Goshoot Indians hurting, according to the narrator?

2. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?

3. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?

4. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

5. How long does the mining crew spend digging a shaft in their newly claimed mountainside?

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