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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?
(a) Its vocabulary, descriptions, and longevity.
(b) Only its vocabulary.
(c) Only its longevity.
(d) Only its descriptions.

2. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?
(a) A pile of leaves.
(b) A pile of dirt.
(c) A pile of sage bush.
(d) A pile of loose branches.

3. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last two eggs.
(b) The first two eggs.
(c) The last cup of coffee.
(d) The first cup of coffee.

4. How long does San Francisco go without any rainfall?
(a) Eleven months.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five months.

5. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?
(a) The same speed as a stagecoach.
(b) Twice as fast as the stagecoach.
(c) Half as fast as the stagecoach.
(d) Three times as fast as a stagecoach.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?

2. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?

3. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?

4. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?

5. What eventually happens to Jules?

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