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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lou say the sun is pushing up over?
(a) The fields.
(b) The hills.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The horizon.

2. What was founded in 1870?
(a) Hombre County.
(b) Wake City.
(c) Jefferson County.
(d) Central City.

3. What does Lou say there is no good crying over?
(a) Spilled milk.
(b) The dead.
(c) Women.
(d) The past.

4. What causes Central City's population to jump to 48,000?
(a) The diamond rush.
(b) The gold rush.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The oil boom.

5. What does Lou want to compliment the newspapers on?
(a) Their good writing.
(b) Their accuracy.
(c) Their photography.
(d) Their humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what window of the train is the bum staring out?

2. What is the name of the city sheriff?

3. What was Mike in jail for?

4. When does Bob say it is the lightest?

5. Why does Lou think he is sitting in between the Sheriff and Hendricks?

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