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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XL - XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?
(a) Fifty-five pounds.
(b) Twenty-five pounds.
(c) Thirty-five pounds.
(d) Forty-five pounds.

2. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty-seven.

3. How long is the train of Mormons that the stagecoach passes before the Rocky Mountains?
(a) Forty wagons.
(b) Thirty wagons.
(c) Thirty-five wagons.
(d) Forty-five wagons.

4. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Half the amount they thought.
(c) Three times the amount they thought.
(d) Twice the amount they thought.

5. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?

2. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?

3. What do the members of the party do before going to sleep on the winter night they are convinced will be their last?

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

5. What is Hawaii called in the book?

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