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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LV - LXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?
(a) Only its longevity.
(b) Only its descriptions.
(c) Its vocabulary, descriptions, and longevity.
(d) Only its vocabulary.

2. How is Jack Williams killed?
(a) While drinking at the bar.
(b) While playing poker.
(c) While walking to his horse.
(d) While arguing with a friend.

3. What does the narrator ask his superior to raise his salary to after the first week of working in the mill?
(a) $400,000 monthly.
(b) $200,000 monthly.
(c) $400,000 yearly.
(d) $200,000 yearly.

4. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Mono Lake.
(b) Walker Lake.
(c) Pyramid Lake.
(d) Lake Tahoe.

5. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?
(a) Mt. Maclure.
(b) Mt. Clark.
(c) Mt. Davidson.
(d) Mt. Linn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

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

3. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?

4. How long does San Francisco go without any rainfall?

5. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?

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