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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?
(a) Only its longevity.
(b) Its vocabulary, descriptions, and longevity.
(c) Only its descriptions.
(d) Only its vocabulary.

2. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?
(a) The way people spend money at certain ages.
(b) The consequences of the people on the economy.
(c) The way people lose money at certain ages.
(d) The consequences of the economy on the people.

3. When does the book take place?
(a) The late 1860s.
(b) The early 1860s.
(c) The early 1850s.
(d) The late 1850s.

4. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?
(a) Thirty-five pounds.
(b) Forty-five pounds.
(c) Twenty-five pounds.
(d) Fifty-five pounds.

5. Where does the author start out on his journey?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?

2. Where is the author traveling to?

3. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?

4. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?

5. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?

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