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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LXXVIII - LXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many temples does the narrator see in the City of Refuge?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

2. Why does the narrator resign as chief editor of the newspaper so quickly?
(a) He has an argument with another writer.
(b) He receives a better offer from a different paper.
(c) He cannot produce enough content.
(d) The pay is not enough for him to live on.

3. How long does the mining crew spend digging a shaft in their newly claimed mountainside?
(a) Four months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

4. When do the narrator and his friends begin their trip to mine for silver?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) February.

5. 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 Atlantic Ocean.
(c) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Jack Williams hold at one time?

2. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?

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

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

5. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?

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