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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXVI - XXXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

2. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Horseshoe Lake.
(b) Green River.
(c) Robinsonville.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

3. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A patch of mud.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A rainstorm.

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

5. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?
(a) To travel across the country twice within a year.
(b) To become rich with little effort.
(c) To travel across the country three times within a year.
(d) To become rich with as much effort as it takes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?

2. Where is the author traveling to?

3. What is the Washoe Zephyr?

4. What does Slade reportedly do while he is being hung?

5. According to the narrator, how are the profits of the mining industry in Nevada glorified?

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