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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) One week.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

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

3. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) One pine tree on each island.
(b) One abandoned mine on each island.
(c) Two pine trees on each island.
(d) Two abandoned mines on each island.

4. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He disappears and is never heard from again.
(b) He is killed by Slade.
(c) He is run over by a stagecoach.
(d) He is killed by Indians.

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 working conditions of the mines.
(d) Evaluate the content of the rocks being mined.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?

2. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?

3. How does the desert wanderer react when he is prevented from telling the same story about Hank Monk?

4. How many people live in Carson City?

5. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?

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