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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LXXVIII - LXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Slade born?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Kansas.

2. How is the silver ore melted before it is shipped to California?
(a) In coins.
(b) In bricks.
(c) In bars.
(d) In liquid form.

3. How much per week is the narrator paid for his work at the mill?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Fifteen dollars.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

4. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In a desert.
(b) In a stage station.
(c) In a mine shaft.
(d) In an abandoned warehouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What eventually happens to Jules?

2. What gift does Capt. John Nye have?

3. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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