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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXXVI - XXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A rainstorm.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A patch of mud.
(d) A tornado.

2. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Walker Lake.
(b) Pyramid Lake.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) Mono Lake.

3. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) That Morgan is right.
(b) That both men are wrong.
(c) That Hyde is right.
(d) That both men are right.

4. What is the Washoe Zephyr?
(a) A transparent, dusty wind that blows for fifteen hours straight.
(b) A dense, dusty wind that blows for twelve hours straight.
(c) A transparent, dusty wind that blows for twelve hours straight.
(d) A dense, dusty wind that blows for fifteen hours straight.

5. How does Slade develop a reputation for being a fearless fighter?
(a) By taking on the Pony Express.
(b) By taking on the union.
(c) By taking on the Indians.
(d) By taking on the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

2. What are the Goshoot Indians hurting, according to the narrator?

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

4. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?

5. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?

(see the answer key)

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