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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 job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) Governor.
(b) Secretary of Treasury.
(c) State Representative.
(d) Secretary of State.

2. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Twenty-nine.

3. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?
(a) Six hundred and eighty-seven.
(b) Seven hundred and seventy-six.
(c) Six hundred and seventy-six.
(d) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.

4. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?
(a) Slowly on horseback.
(b) Slowly in a stagecoach.
(c) At high speed on horseback.
(d) At high speed in a stagecoach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?

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

3. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?

4. Who does the narrator get to sign the requests for money to the government in order to help his brother?

5. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?

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