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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XL - XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fourteen.

2. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?
(a) They pull the coach in the wrong direction.
(b) They pull the coach in circles.
(c) They lean up against the coach, causing it to turn over.
(d) They refuse to pull the coach.

3. What is the Wide West?
(a) A novel.
(b) A mining company.
(c) A newspaper column.
(d) A term used to describe the unsettled Nevada country.

4. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Indiana.
(b) California.
(c) Montana.
(d) Iowa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?

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

3. How are the names given to the accumulated claims described?

4. What does the narrator do before he leaves to visit Capt. John Nye?

5. How does the desert wanderer react when he is prevented from telling the same story about Hank Monk?

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