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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?
(a) A quartz mill.
(b) A diamond mill.
(c) A paper mill.
(d) A logging mill.

2. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?
(a) Indians.
(b) The town sheriff.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) Town drunks.

3. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Two days.

4. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?
(a) Seven hundred and seventy-six.
(b) Six hundred and eighty-seven.
(c) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.
(d) Six hundred and seventy-six.

5. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?
(a) Five hundred and seventy miles.
(b) Two hundred and seventy miles.
(c) Four hundred and seventy miles.
(d) Three hundred and seventy miles.

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

7. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?
(a) Three times as fast as a stagecoach.
(b) Twice as fast as the stagecoach.
(c) Half as fast as the stagecoach.
(d) The same speed as a stagecoach.

8. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

9. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Minnesota.

10. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Eighteen.

11. How much property does it reportedly take to accumulate a fortune in mining?
(a) Several feet.
(b) A little over one hundred feet.
(c) A few feet.
(d) One hundred feet.

12. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?
(a) The lack of snow on the tops.
(b) The abundance of snow on the tops.
(c) The weather.
(d) The season.

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

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

15. According to the narrator, how are the profits of the mining industry in Nevada glorified?
(a) By the local drunks.
(b) By flyers posted around town.
(c) By the media.
(d) By the Governor's followers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?

3. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

4. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?

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

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