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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XL - XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?
(a) California.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Montana.

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

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

4. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) Secretary of Treasury.
(b) Governor.
(c) State Representative.
(d) Secretary of State.

5. 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 stranger as a witness.
(d) With a verbal declaration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?

2. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?

3. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?

4. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?

5. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?

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