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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXXII - XXXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?
(a) Food for their horses, but not shelter.
(b) Food and shelter for the men, but not for their horses.
(c) Food and shelter for their horses.
(d) Shelter for their horses, but not food.

2. How is the coyote described in the story?
(a) As a fast animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(b) As a fast animal that takes off at the first sign of threat.
(c) As a slow animal that attempts to take off at the first sign of threat.
(d) As a slow animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.

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

4. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last cup of coffee.
(b) The first two eggs.
(c) The first cup of coffee.
(d) The last two eggs.

5. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A patch of mud.
(d) A rainstorm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What eventually happens to Jules?

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

3. Where does the narrator's mining crew decide to visit after they stop digging their tunnels?

4. How long is the Great American Desert?

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

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