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

2. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?
(a) Two hundred and fifty.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) Three hundred and fifty.
(d) Four hundred and fifty.

3. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?
(a) They do not believe it.
(b) They believe most of it.
(c) They believe it.
(d) They believe some of it.

4. Where is the author traveling to?
(a) San Diego.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Kansas City.

5. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars total.
(b) One hundred dollars each.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(d) One hundred and fifty dollars total.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

3. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

5. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?

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