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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?
(a) The Southern States.
(b) The Northern States.
(c) The Eastern States.
(d) The Western States.

2. What is a nabob?
(a) People who gradually go from being poor to rich.
(b) People who go from being poor to rich quickly.
(c) People who spend their lives trying to become rich, but remain poor.
(d) People who have too much money to spend and try to become poor.

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

4. Where was Slade born?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Missouri.

5. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?
(a) The lack of snow on the tops.
(b) The weather.
(c) The season.
(d) The abundance of snow on the tops.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?

2. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?

3. After their stay at the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, what river do the narrator and his friends attempt to cross?

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

5. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?

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