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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 mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?
(a) Mt. Davidson.
(b) Mt. Maclure.
(c) Mt. Clark.
(d) Mt. Linn.

2. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(b) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.
(c) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

3. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In a desert.
(b) In a mine shaft.
(c) In a stage station.
(d) In an abandoned warehouse.

4. What is the weather like when the narrator encounters the highway bandits after a lecture?
(a) It is cold.
(b) It is mild.
(c) It is hot.
(d) It is raining.

5. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?
(a) The Monthly Occidental.
(b) The Yearly Occidental.
(c) The Daily Occidental.
(d) The Weekly Occidental.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator giving a lecture when he encounters the highway bandits?

2. According to the narrator, how much silver has Nevada shipped in 1865?

3. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?

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

5. What newspaper does the narrator become the editor for after his mining career does not pan out?

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