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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXVI - XXXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) Town drunks.
(c) The town sheriff.
(d) Indians.

2. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

3. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?
(a) Every fifteen miles.
(b) Every twenty miles.
(c) Every five miles.
(d) Every ten miles.

4. According to the narrator, how are the profits of the mining industry in Nevada glorified?
(a) By flyers posted around town.
(b) By the media.
(c) By the Governor's followers.
(d) By the local drunks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator get to sign the requests for money to the government in order to help his brother?

3. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?

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

5. Where does the author start out on his journey?

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