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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?
(a) It is raining.
(b) It is sunny.
(c) It is snowing.
(d) It is cloudy, but warm.

2. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?
(a) Coal.
(b) Oil.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1846.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1856.

4. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. How many miles do the narrator and his friends travel across the desert over a fifteen day period in search of silver?
(a) Five hundred miles.
(b) Four hundred miles.
(c) Three hundred miles.
(d) Two hundred miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?

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

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

4. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?

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

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