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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LXXVIII - LXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the names given to the accumulated claims described?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Fantastic.
(c) Predictable.
(d) Average.

2. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?
(a) Town drunks.
(b) Indians.
(c) The innkeeper.
(d) The town sheriff.

3. When do the narrator and his friends begin their trip to mine for silver?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) September.
(d) November.

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

5. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?
(a) With a verbal declaration.
(b) With a mark made by a rock.
(c) With a notice.
(d) With a stranger as a witness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?

2. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?

3. How long is the narrator the chief editor of the newspaper before resigning?

4. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?

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

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