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

2. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Jules is wonded.
(b) Slade is wounded.
(c) Neither is wounded.
(d) They are both wounded.

3. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?
(a) The weather.
(b) The lack of snow on the tops.
(c) The abundance of snow on the tops.
(d) The season.

4. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?
(a) Eight hundred dollars per month.
(b) Eighteen hundred dollars per month.
(c) Eighteen hundred dollars per year.
(d) Eight hundred dollars per year.

5. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?
(a) Burlington Lake.
(b) La Prele Reservoir.
(c) Soda Lake.
(d) Gray Rocks Reservoir.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

2. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

3. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?

4. What eventually happens to Jules?

5. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

(see the answer key)

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