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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Five days.

2. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Twenty-nine.

3. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Green River.
(b) Pleasant Hill.
(c) Horseshoe Lake.
(d) Robinsonville.

4. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?
(a) The social advantages.
(b) The status.
(c) The money.
(d) The hours.

5. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1856.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

2. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?

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

4. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?

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

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