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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 times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?
(a) Four times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Five times.
(d) Three times.

2. How does Nookes die?
(a) He dies from an illness.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He dies in jail.
(d) He is burned.

3. How does the narrator's party determine that they are lost in the beginning of Chapter XXXII?
(a) They cannot see the road.
(b) The roads start looking too familiar, leading them in a circle.
(c) They keep switching to different roads and nothing looks familiar.
(d) They have been on the same road for too long.

4. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?
(a) A small 5-shot gun.
(b) A large 5-shot gun.
(c) A large 7-shot gun.
(d) A small 7-shot gun.

5. What happens to the cities that once flourished during the Gold Rush?
(a) Most of them are still there.
(b) They disappear completely.
(c) Less than half of them are still there.
(d) Half of them are still there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?

3. According to the legend, how long ago was the Whiteman Cement Mine discovered?

4. Why is it difficult to find a good horse in Honolulu?

5. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?

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