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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the referee in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) The former governor of California.
(b) The former secretary of state of Nevada.
(c) The former secretary of state of California.
(d) The former governor of Nevada.

2. What gift does Capt. John Nye have?
(a) Superior social interaction.
(b) Superior logic.
(c) Superior intellect.
(d) Superior sense of humor.

3. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eighteen.

4. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?
(a) The lack of snow on the tops.
(b) The weather.
(c) The abundance of snow on the tops.
(d) The season.

5. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) A landslide.
(d) A tornado.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning is the narrator and his party given as they approach the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, and what is their response?

2. How does the narrator live past the cold night, and what is ironic about the crew's actions afterward?

3. How does the author build up the anticipation for the book in the Prefatory?

4. How does the narrator describe the coyotes he sees?

5. How do the narrator and his crew respond to the prospect of freezing to death?

6. How does the narrator help his brother in writing to the government for money?

7. What is the experience the narrator has in buying a horse in Carson City?

8. What is the economy of Salt Lake City like, and how long do the travelers stay there?

9. What are the limitations of the stage coach that is going to Carson City, Nevada, and which items does the narrator take with him?

10. What is the situation of Mr. Street and how does it provide an example of Utah's way of governing for the narrator?

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