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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) California.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Montana.
(d) Iowa.

2. How many people live in Carson City?
(a) Three throusand.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Twelve thousand.

3. Where does the author start out on his journey?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) San Diego.

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

5. How many feet of dirt is Hyde's ranch buried underneath?
(a) Forty-eight.
(b) Eighty-four.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Eighty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?

2. How is Nookes thrown overboard from Blakely's boat?

3. Where was Slade born?

4. What happens to the cities that once flourished during the Gold Rush?

5. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?

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