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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Three hundred and seventy miles.
(d) Four hundred and seventy miles.

2. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) That Hyde is right.
(b) That both men are right.
(c) That both men are wrong.
(d) That Morgan is right.

3. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Pyramid Lake.
(b) Lake Tahoe.
(c) Walker Lake.
(d) Mono Lake.

4. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?
(a) Using dynamite.
(b) Using hired men to dig for them.
(c) Trading the claimed ledges.
(d) Selling the claimed ledges.

5. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Beetles.
(d) Tarantulas.

6. What is Hawaii called in the book?
(a) The Cookie Islands.
(b) The Leftover Islands.
(c) The Sandwich Islands.
(d) The Pineapple Islands.

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

8. What does Morgan claim during the court case?
(a) That Hyde is responsible for moving his house.
(b) That Hyde should have known better than to build a ranch so close to his property.
(c) That he should be compensated by the government for his dilemma.
(d) That he has a right to stay where his house is now located.

9. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A judge.
(d) A senator.

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

11. 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) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.
(c) Six hundred and seventy-six.
(d) Six hundred and eighty-seven.

12. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?
(a) One hundred and fifty.
(b) Four hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred and fifty.
(d) Three hundred and fifty.

13. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Neither is wounded.
(b) Jules is wonded.
(c) Slade is wounded.
(d) They are both wounded.

14. When does the book take place?
(a) The early 1860s.
(b) The late 1850s.
(c) The late 1860s.
(d) The early 1850s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which area is rumored to be rich with silver?

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

3. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?

4. Who does the narrator get to sign the requests for money to the government in order to help his brother?

5. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?

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