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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX-XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hebert C. Kimball from?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey.

2. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Deer.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Ducks.

3. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?
(a) The Southern States.
(b) The Northern States.
(c) The Western States.
(d) The Eastern States.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?

2. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?

3. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?

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

5. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?

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