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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much property does it reportedly take to accumulate a fortune in mining?
(a) One hundred feet.
(b) A few feet.
(c) Several feet.
(d) A little over one hundred feet.

3. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?
(a) They believe it.
(b) They believe some of it.
(c) They do not believe it.
(d) They believe most of it.

4. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?
(a) The transformation of man by nature.
(b) The destruction of man by nature.
(c) The transformation of nature by man.
(d) The destruction of nature by man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?

2. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?

3. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?

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

5. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?

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