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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 is it about English that Twain is studying?
(a) The stunted gwoth of English as a diversified language.
(b) The evolution of English as a diversified language.
(c) The stunted growth of English as a non-diversified language.
(d) The evolution of English as a non-diversified language.

2. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?
(a) Accessible.
(b) Fabricated.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Buried.

3. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

4. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?
(a) Nevada gets a new Governor.
(b) Nevada attempts to secede from the Union.
(c) Nevada becomes another state of the Union.
(d) Nevada gets a new Secretary of State.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?

3. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?

4. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?

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

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