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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 long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?
(a) Fourteen days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Eleven days.

2. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?
(a) Relics.
(b) Wagon parts.
(c) Indian money.
(d) Bones.

3. After their stay at the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, what river do the narrator and his friends attempt to cross?
(a) Thousand Springs Creek.
(b) East Walker River.
(c) Salmon Falls Creek.
(d) The Carson River.

4. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) State Representative.
(b) Governor.
(c) Secretary of Treasury.
(d) Secretary of State.

5. Where does Higbie go on the same day that the narrator leaves to take care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) To visit a relative.
(b) To chase Mr. Whiteman.
(c) To sell their claim.
(d) To look for more mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a nabob?

2. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?

3. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?

4. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?

5. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?

(see the answer key)

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