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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An avalanche.

3. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) One pine tree on each island.
(b) One abandoned mine on each island.
(c) Two pine trees on each island.
(d) Two abandoned mines on each island.

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

5. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars each.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(d) One hundred dollars total.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?

2. How is Nookes thrown overboard from Blakely's boat?

3. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?

4. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

5. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?

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