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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?
(a) Every ten miles.
(b) Every twenty miles.
(c) Every five miles.
(d) Every fifteen miles.

2. What does the narrator ask his superior to raise his salary to after the first week of working in the mill?
(a) $200,000 yearly.
(b) $400,000 yearly.
(c) $200,000 monthly.
(d) $400,000 monthly.

3. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?
(a) The name the Mormons give to people who do not follow their religion.
(b) The name given to the Mormons by tourists.
(c) The name given to tourists by Mormons who stop through their town.
(d) The name given to the Indians by the Mormons.

4. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?
(a) Four thousand.
(b) One thousand.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Three thousand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Great American Desert?

2. How does Slade develop a reputation for being a fearless fighter?

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

4. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?

5. How many people live in Carson City?

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