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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 Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?
(a) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(b) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(c) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(d) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.

2. Which area is rumored to be rich with silver?
(a) Rye Patch.
(b) Humboldt County.
(c) Rose Creek.
(d) Mill City.

3. How much property does it reportedly take to accumulate a fortune in mining?
(a) A few feet.
(b) One hundred feet.
(c) A little over one hundred feet.
(d) Several feet.

4. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?
(a) The consequences of the economy on the people.
(b) The way people spend money at certain ages.
(c) The way people lose money at certain ages.
(d) The consequences of the people on the economy.

5. What is Hawaii called in the book?
(a) The Sandwich Islands.
(b) The Pineapple Islands.
(c) The Cookie Islands.
(d) The Leftover Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?

2. What is Unionville built around?

3. How are the names given to the accumulated claims described?

4. When must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?

5. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?

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