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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXXII - XXXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Neither is wounded.
(b) They are both wounded.
(c) Jules is wonded.
(d) Slade is wounded.

3. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?
(a) Silver and gold.
(b) Just gold.
(c) Just silver.
(d) Mica and granite.

4. How does the narrator's party determine that they are lost in the beginning of Chapter XXXII?
(a) They cannot see the road.
(b) They keep switching to different roads and nothing looks familiar.
(c) They have been on the same road for too long.
(d) The roads start looking too familiar, leading them in a circle.

5. Where was Slade born?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?

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

3. Which area is rumored to be rich with silver?

4. Who does the narrator get to sign the requests for money to the government in order to help his brother?

5. What is Unionville built around?

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