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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX-XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Deer.
(d) Squirrels.

2. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?
(a) 1846.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1856.

3. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A patch of mud.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A hurricane.

4. How long is the Great American Desert?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Fifty Miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Sixty miles.

5. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?

2. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?

3. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

4. Where is Hebert C. Kimball from?

5. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

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