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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?
(a) Its unreliability.
(b) Its small size.
(c) Its reliability.
(d) Its large size.

2. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Horseshoe Lake.
(b) Robinsonville.
(c) Pleasant Hill.
(d) Green River.

3. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?
(a) They pull the coach in circles.
(b) They refuse to pull the coach.
(c) They lean up against the coach, causing it to turn over.
(d) They pull the coach in the wrong direction.

4. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?
(a) Two hundred and fifty.
(b) Three hundred and fifty.
(c) Four hundred and fifty.
(d) One hundred and fifty.

5. What do the members of the party do before going to sleep on the winter night they are convinced will be their last?
(a) They begin screaming for help.
(b) They begin crying.
(c) They begin telling jokes.
(d) They begin criticizing each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although his work is never published in the paper, what does the narrator write specifically for The Occidental?

2. After the narrator loses his job as a reporter, how long does he avoid everyone he knows?

3. How many miles do the narrator and his friends travel across the desert over a fifteen day period in search of silver?

4. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?

5. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

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