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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the narrator and his friends begin their trip to mine for silver?
(a) February.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He disappears and is never heard from again.
(b) He is killed by Indians.
(c) He is killed by Slade.
(d) He is run over by a stagecoach.

3. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Fifteen.

4. How does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?
(a) Simple and pretentious.
(b) Simple and unpretentious.
(c) Complex and pretentious.
(d) Complex and unpretentious.

5. What does Morgan claim during the court case?
(a) That he has a right to stay where his house is now located.
(b) That Hyde should have known better than to build a ranch so close to his property.
(c) That Hyde is responsible for moving his house.
(d) That he should be compensated by the government for his dilemma.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator ask his superior to raise his salary to after the first week of working in the mill?

3. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

5. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?

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