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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Jules is wonded.
(b) Slade is wounded.
(c) They are both wounded.
(d) Neither is wounded.

2. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.
(b) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(c) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
(d) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.

3. How does the narrator get back to Esmeralda after taking care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) He walks.
(b) He rides with a family on their wagon.
(c) He rents a horse.
(d) He takes a stage coach.

4. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?
(a) At high speed in a stagecoach.
(b) Slowly in a stagecoach.
(c) At high speed on horseback.
(d) Slowly on horseback.

5. Who is the referee in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) The former governor of Nevada.
(b) The former secretary of state of California.
(c) The former governor of California.
(d) The former secretary of state of Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?

2. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?

3. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?

4. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?

5. What does Slade reportedly do while he is being hung?

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