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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet of dirt is Hyde's ranch buried underneath?
(a) Forty-eight.
(b) Eighty-four.
(c) Thirty-eight.
(d) Eighty-three.

2. What is interesting about Carson Lake?
(a) It has no known outlet.
(b) It has four known outlets.
(c) It has two known outlets.
(d) It has an infinite number of outlets.

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

4. When does the book take place?
(a) The late 1860s.
(b) The late 1850s.
(c) The early 1850s.
(d) The early 1860s.

5. How does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?
(a) Complex and unpretentious.
(b) Simple and pretentious.
(c) Complex and pretentious.
(d) Simple and unpretentious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?

2. What happens to the mules as they become tired from the heat of the desert?

3. During their second unsuccessful attempt at starting a fire, how many matches does the party burn?

4. Where is Hebert C. Kimball from?

5. How long is the Great American Desert?

(see the answer key)

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