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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last cup of coffee.
(b) The last two eggs.
(c) The first two eggs.
(d) The first cup of coffee.

2. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?
(a) The name given to tourists by Mormons who stop through their town.
(b) The name given to the Indians by the Mormons.
(c) The name given to the Mormons by tourists.
(d) The name the Mormons give to people who do not follow their religion.

3. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?
(a) One hundred and seventy.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Sixty.
(d) One hundred and sixty.

4. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A patch of mud.

5. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Twenty-seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?

2. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?

3. What is the tone of the book?

4. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

5. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?

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