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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XLIX - LIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Four thousand.
(d) Three thousand.

2. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?
(a) The Yearly Occidental.
(b) The Weekly Occidental.
(c) The Daily Occidental.
(d) The Monthly Occidental.

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

4. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?
(a) Food for their horses, but not shelter.
(b) Food and shelter for their horses.
(c) Shelter for their horses, but not food.
(d) Food and shelter for the men, but not for their horses.

5. Although his work is never published in the paper, what does the narrator write specifically for The Occidental?
(a) A poem.
(b) A short non-fictional story.
(c) A review.
(d) A short fictional story.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?

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

4. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?

5. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?

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