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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the tone of the book?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Formal.
(c) Fabricated.
(d) Serious.

2. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?
(a) One hundred.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Two hundred and fifty.

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

4. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?
(a) It is snowing.
(b) It is sunny.
(c) It is cloudy, but warm.
(d) It is raining.

5. How long is the Great American Desert?
(a) Forty miles.
(b) Sixty miles.
(c) Fifty Miles.
(d) Thirty miles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?

3. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?

4. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?

5. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?

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