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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author start out on his journey?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Diego.
(d) St. Louis.

2. How long does it take the narrator to pack his bags to accompany his brother on the trip?
(a) Less than an hour.
(b) More than two hours.
(c) Less than thirty minutes.
(d) More than an hour.

3. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars each.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(c) One hundred dollars total.
(d) One hundred and fifty dollars each.

4. What is the Washoe Zephyr?
(a) A dense, dusty wind that blows for twelve hours straight.
(b) A transparent, dusty wind that blows for twelve hours straight.
(c) A dense, dusty wind that blows for fifteen hours straight.
(d) A transparent, dusty wind that blows for fifteen hours straight.

5. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?
(a) Selling the claimed ledges.
(b) Using hired men to dig for them.
(c) Trading the claimed ledges.
(d) Using dynamite.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the names given to the accumulated claims described?

2. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?

3. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

4. What is it about English that Twain is studying?

5. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?

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