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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?
(a) Gray Rocks Reservoir.
(b) Burlington Lake.
(c) La Prele Reservoir.
(d) Soda Lake.

2. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?
(a) Five days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Fourteen days.
(d) Eleven days.

3. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) California.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Montana.
(d) Iowa.

4. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In an abandoned warehouse.
(b) In a mine shaft.
(c) In a stage station.
(d) In a desert.

5. When must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?
(a) Within twenty days.
(b) Within ten days.
(c) Within thirty days.
(d) Within forty days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?

2. What happens to the cities that once flourished during the Gold Rush?

3. Where was Slade born?

4. What do the assayers do?

5. What is the narrative of Roughing It?

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