How Much of These Hills Is Gold Overview Quiz

Who offers to take in Sam, assuming they are a boy?

Question Answer Choices A banker A mountain man A prospector A schoolteacher

What custom do Lucy and Sam try to follow when burying their father?

Question Answer Choices Burying him with a gold nugget Burying him with a family photo Burying him with two silver coins Burying him with his favorite hat

What happens to Lucy and Sam's mother during childbirth?

Question Answer Choices She leaves after the stillborn infant is born She dies during childbirth She is taken by bandits She moves to another town

What is the main setting of 'How Much of These Hills Is Gold'?

Question Answer Choices The American West during the gold rush The plantations of the Deep South The frontier towns of the Midwest The industrial cities of the East Coast

What do Lucy and Sam find at the foot of a mountain that signifies home to them?

Question Answer Choices A buffalo skull A gold nugget A silver coin A tiger skull

Who are the main characters in 'How Much of These Hills Is Gold'?

Question Answer Choices Ba and Ma Anna and Charles Elske and Billy Lucy and Sam

Who is the author of 'How Much of These Hills Is Gold'?

Question Answer Choices Celeste Ng Yaa Gyasi Ocean Vuong C Pam Zhang

What do Lucy and Sam set out to do after their father dies?

Question Answer Choices Find their lost mother Join a traveling circus Bury him and find a new place to call home Search for hidden gold

Where does Lucy live five years after the events of part 1?

Question Answer Choices Riverside Goldtown Hillcrest Sweetwater