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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Capt. John Nye have?
(a) Superior social interaction.
(b) Superior intellect.
(c) Superior sense of humor.
(d) Superior logic.

2. What does the narrator ask his superior to raise his salary to after the first week of working in the mill?
(a) $200,000 monthly.
(b) $400,000 yearly.
(c) $200,000 yearly.
(d) $400,000 monthly.

3. After the narrator loses his job as a reporter, how long does he avoid everyone he knows?
(a) Five months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three months.

4. What does Morgan claim during the court case?
(a) That he should be compensated by the government for his dilemma.
(b) That Hyde is responsible for moving his house.
(c) That he has a right to stay where his house is now located.
(d) That Hyde should have known better than to build a ranch so close to his property.

5. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?
(a) Coal.
(b) Oil.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?

2. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?

3. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?

4. Although his work is never published in the paper, what does the narrator write specifically for The Occidental?

5. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?

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