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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

2. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?
(a) The Western States.
(b) The Northern States.
(c) The Eastern States.
(d) The Southern States.

3. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?
(a) Just gold.
(b) Mica and granite.
(c) Just silver.
(d) Silver and gold.

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

5. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Nature.
(c) The economy.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?

2. After their stay at the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, what river do the narrator and his friends attempt to cross?

3. How long is the narrator's mining crew forced to stay at Honey Lake Smith's Inn?

4. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?

5. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?

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