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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?
(a) The economy.
(b) People.
(c) Nature.
(d) Mistakes.

2. What is the tone of the book?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Fabricated.
(c) Serious.
(d) Formal.

3. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) Governor.
(b) Secretary of Treasury.
(c) State Representative.
(d) Secretary of State.

4. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He is run over by a stagecoach.
(b) He is killed by Indians.
(c) He is killed by Slade.
(d) He disappears and is never heard from again.

5. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?
(a) Its reliability.
(b) Its large size.
(c) Its small size.
(d) Its unreliability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Slade born?

2. What is Hawaii called in the book?

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

4. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

5. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?

(see the answer key)

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