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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the members of the party do before going to sleep on the winter night they are convinced will be their last?
(a) They begin screaming for help.
(b) They begin telling jokes.
(c) They begin criticizing each other.
(d) They begin crying.

2. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?
(a) Tarantulas.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Grasshoppers.

3. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?
(a) A pile of leaves.
(b) A pile of dirt.
(c) A pile of loose branches.
(d) A pile of sage bush.

4. Where does Higbie go on the same day that the narrator leaves to take care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) To visit a relative.
(b) To chase Mr. Whiteman.
(c) To look for more mines.
(d) To sell their claim.

5. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) At night.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) In the late morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After their stay at the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, what river do the narrator and his friends attempt to cross?

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

4. How does Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?

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

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