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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which area is rumored to be rich with silver?
(a) Rye Patch.
(b) Mill City.
(c) Humboldt County.
(d) Rose Creek.

2. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-four.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty.

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

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

5. What is it about English that Twain is studying?
(a) The evolution of English as a diversified language.
(b) The stunted gwoth of English as a diversified language.
(c) The stunted growth of English as a non-diversified language.
(d) The evolution of English as a non-diversified language.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?

2. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?

3. How is the coyote described in the story?

4. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?

5. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

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