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

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 governor of Nevada.
(d) The former secretary of state of California.

2. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

3. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Fifteen.

4. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?
(a) One hundred and sixty.
(b) One hundred and seventy.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

5. What do the assayers do?
(a) Negotiate the salaries of the workers in the mines.
(b) Negotiate the type of payment for the rocks being mined.
(c) Evaluate the content of the rocks being mined.
(d) Evaluate the working conditions of the mines.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?

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

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

5. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?

(see the answer key)

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