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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?
(a) A large 7-shot gun.
(b) A large 5-shot gun.
(c) A small 5-shot gun.
(d) A small 7-shot gun.

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

3. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?
(a) Wagon parts.
(b) Relics.
(c) Indian money.
(d) Bones.

4. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?
(a) Using hired men to dig for them.
(b) Using dynamite.
(c) Selling the claimed ledges.
(d) Trading the claimed ledges.

5. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) Two pine trees on each island.
(b) One pine tree on each island.
(c) One abandoned mine on each island.
(d) Two abandoned mines on each island.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people live in Carson City?

2. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?

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

4. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?

5. When does the book take place?

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