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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 must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?
(a) Within twenty days.
(b) Within ten days.
(c) Within forty days.
(d) Within thirty days.

2. 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 innocent.
(c) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(d) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.

3. Who is the referee in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) The former governor of California.
(b) The former secretary of state of California.
(c) The former governor of Nevada.
(d) The former secretary of state of Nevada.

4. How long does San Francisco go without any rainfall?
(a) Eleven months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Five months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?

2. What is Hawaii called in the book?

3. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?

4. According to the narrator, how much silver has Nevada shipped in 1865?

5. How much property does it reportedly take to accumulate a fortune in mining?

(see the answer key)

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