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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter LXXVIII - LXXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?
(a) A blind lead.
(b) A blind claim.
(c) A blind mine.
(d) A blind spot.

2. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?
(a) Slowly on horseback.
(b) Slowly in a stagecoach.
(c) At high speed on horseback.
(d) At high speed in a stagecoach.

3. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

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

5. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Five times.
(d) Four times.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?

2. According to the information in Chapter LXIII, how many people live in Honolulu?

3. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

4. According to the narrator, how are the profits of the mining industry in Nevada glorified?

5. What does the narrator do after his lectures become a success?

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