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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXXII - XXXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's mining crew decide to visit after they stop digging their tunnels?
(a) Twin Falls.
(b) Winnemucca.
(c) Clark Lateral.
(d) Esmeralda.

2. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Four days.

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

4. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

2. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

3. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?

4. How does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?

5. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

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