How Much of These Hills Is Gold - Chapters 15–20 Quiz

What do the townsfolk struggle with during the storm in Chapter 18?

Question Answer Choices Escaping from jackals. Hunger and the lack of clean water. Repairing their homes. Finding shelter.

What does Ma believe is the real wealth according to Chapter 17?

Question Answer Choices Returning to their homeland. Being rich in choices. Owning land. Having gold.

What does Lucy mistake for violence in Chapter 16?

Question Answer Choices Her parents having sex. Ba arguing with Ma. Jackals attacking the house. A storm outside.

What does Ba want to do with the gold they find in Chapter 15?

Question Answer Choices Invest in a business. Buy a new house in town. Buy their own piece of land. Return to their homeland.

What do the 'jackals' do when they break into Lucy's house in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices They kidnap Lucy and Sam. They steal the family's gold and leave. They take the family's food and demand to know where they found gold. They set the house on fire.

What does Lucy reveal to her mother during Ma's labor in Chapter 20?

Question Answer Choices She overheard Teacher Leigh propositioning Ma. She lost the gold nugget she found. She saw jackals attacking their wagon. She took a piece of gold out of the house.

What law is passed the day after the jackals attack in Chapter 19?

Question Answer Choices A law preventing 'foreigners' from having any right to the gold they found. A law restricting mining activities. A law enforcing curfews in town. A law banning the sale of gold.

What does Lucy do after falling behind Ba and spilling her panning tray in Chapter 15?

Question Answer Choices She angrily throws a lump of quartz at a tree and finds gold inside. She runs back home crying. She asks Ba for help. She searches for more gold in the lake.

What causes Lucy and her family to be stranded in Chapter 18?

Question Answer Choices A storm stirred up a flood. Their wagon broke down. Jackals attacked their house. They ran out of food and water.

What happens to Lucy when she tries to show Teacher Leigh a nugget of gold in Chapter 17?

Question Answer Choices She hides the nugget in her pocket. She loses consciousness and wakes up empty-handed. Teacher Leigh takes the nugget from her. She accidentally drops the nugget in a river.