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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the legend, how long ago was the Whiteman Cement Mine discovered?
(a) Fifteen years ago.
(b) Twenty-five years ago.
(c) Twelve years ago.
(d) Ten years ago.

2. What does Slade reportedly do while he is being hung?
(a) Yells.
(b) Stays silent.
(c) Offers a bribe.
(d) Cries.

3. How long is the Great American Desert?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Fifty Miles.
(c) Forty miles.
(d) Sixty miles.

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

5. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?
(a) A cave.
(b) A nearby forest.
(c) A stage station.
(d) A nearby barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much per week is the narrator paid for his work at the mill?

2. What is the only living thing in Mono Lake?

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

4. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?

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

(see the answer key)

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