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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the narrator and his friends begin their trip to mine for silver?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He is run over by a stagecoach.
(b) He is killed by Slade.
(c) He is killed by Indians.
(d) He disappears and is never heard from again.

3. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?
(a) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.
(b) Six hundred and eighty-seven.
(c) Seven hundred and seventy-six.
(d) Six hundred and seventy-six.

4. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) One abandoned mine on each island.
(b) One pine tree on each island.
(c) Two abandoned mines on each island.
(d) Two pine trees on each island.

5. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?
(a) Montana.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Iowa.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hawaii called in the book?

2. What do the assayers do?

3. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

4. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?

5. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?

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