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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?
(a) In the early morning.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) At night.
(d) In the late morning.

2. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An avalanche.

3. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?
(a) On the twenty-first day of the trip.
(b) On the eighteenth day of the trip.
(c) On the nineteenth day of the trip.
(d) On the twenty-second day of the trip.

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

5. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Pyramid Lake.
(b) Walker Lake.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) Mono Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?

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

3. What is the Washoe Zephyr?

4. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?

5. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?

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