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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars each.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(c) One hundred dollars total.
(d) One hundred and fifty dollars total.

2. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?
(a) Only its vocabulary.
(b) Its vocabulary, descriptions, and longevity.
(c) Only its descriptions.
(d) Only its longevity.

3. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1846.

4. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?
(a) One hundred and sixty.
(b) One hundred and seventy.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

5. Where is the author traveling to?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Diego.
(d) St. Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?

2. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

3. How does the desert wanderer react when he is prevented from telling the same story about Hank Monk?

4. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?

5. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?

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