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

2. What species feed around Mono Lake?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Birds.

3. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) A patch of mud.

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

5. How is the coyote described in the story?
(a) As a fast animal that takes off at the first sign of threat.
(b) As a slow animal that attempts to take off at the first sign of threat.
(c) As a fast animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(d) As a slow animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?

2. What salary does the narrator start off with while working at the newspaper?

3. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?

4. What is a nabob?

5. What is the only living thing in Mono Lake?

(see the answer key)

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