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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?
(a) A pile of leaves.
(b) A pile of dirt.
(c) A pile of loose branches.
(d) A pile of sage bush.

2. How much per week is the narrator paid for his work at the mill?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Five dollars.

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

4. How long is the train of Mormons that the stagecoach passes before the Rocky Mountains?
(a) Forty wagons.
(b) Forty-five wagons.
(c) Thirty wagons.
(d) Thirty-five wagons.

5. Why is it difficult to find a good horse in Honolulu?
(a) All of the horses are owned.
(b) There are hardly any horses on the island.
(c) The horses are too expensive to purchase from the natives.
(d) The horses are treated badly by the natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does the narrator give his first lecture for?

2. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?

3. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?

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

5. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?

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