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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XL - XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much equipment is loaded into the wagon that the narrator and his friends take to the mountains for mining?
(a) Two thousand pounds.
(b) Eighteen hundred pounds.
(c) Twenty-two hundred pounds.
(d) Nineteen hundred pounds.

2. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?
(a) A nearby forest.
(b) A nearby barn.
(c) A cave.
(d) A stage station.

3. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?
(a) A senator.
(b) A mayor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A judge.

4. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?
(a) Nine days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) Fourteen days.

5. How does the desert wanderer react when he is prevented from telling the same story about Hank Monk?
(a) He jumps off the stagecoach.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) He begins telling jokes.
(d) He dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author traveling to?

2. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?

3. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?

4. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?

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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