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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Pleasant Hill.
(b) Green River.
(c) Robinsonville.
(d) Horseshoe Lake.

2. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?
(a) With a notice.
(b) With a mark made by a rock.
(c) With a verbal declaration.
(d) With a stranger as a witness.

3. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?
(a) The social advantages.
(b) The hours.
(c) The status.
(d) The money.

4. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?
(a) They lean up against the coach, causing it to turn over.
(b) They pull the coach in circles.
(c) They pull the coach in the wrong direction.
(d) They refuse to pull the coach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author traveling to?

2. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?

3. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?

4. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?

5. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?

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