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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XLIX - LIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What title does Jack Williams hold at one time?
(a) Town Sheriff.
(b) Governor.
(c) Deputy Marshal.
(d) Mayor.

4. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?
(a) The damages of an earthquake.
(b) The amount of gold in the mine.
(c) The working conditions of miners.
(d) The amount of silver in the mine.

5. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(b) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(c) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the silver ore melted before it is shipped to California?

2. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

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

4. How does the narrator's party determine that they are lost in the beginning of Chapter XXXII?

5. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?

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