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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 a nabob?
(a) People who go from being poor to rich quickly.
(b) People who spend their lives trying to become rich, but remain poor.
(c) People who have too much money to spend and try to become poor.
(d) People who gradually go from being poor to rich.

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 Hyde is responsible for moving his house.
(c) That he has a right to stay where his house is now located.
(d) That he should be compensated by the government for his dilemma.

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

4. How long is the narrator's mining crew forced to stay at Honey Lake Smith's Inn?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Twelve days.
(c) Fourteen days.
(d) Eight days.

5. When do the narrator and his friends begin their trip to mine for silver?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) November.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?

2. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?

3. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?

4. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?

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

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