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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 15-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator noticed that Carnehan was feeling what emotion when presenting the contract for the narrator's perusal?
(a) Humility.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Trepidation.

2. What did Carnehan and Dravot promise to avoid in the pursuit of their kingdom?
(a) Liquor and gambling.
(b) Liquor and women.
(c) Women and government spies.
(d) Gambling and revealing their identities.

3. What kind of night was it on the evening when the narrator met Carnehan and Dravot for the second time?
(a) Moonlit.
(b) Cool.
(c) Warm.
(d) Rainy.

4. In what section of the train was the narrator traveling?
(a) Intermediate.
(b) First class.
(c) Baggage.
(d) Second class.

5. Before leaving Dravot and Carnehan alone, the narrator told them not to take what action?
(a) Set the office on fire.
(b) Burn down the bar.
(c) Fall asleep.
(d) Get discouraged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what object did Carnehan and Dravot sit within the newspaper office?

2. When the narrator found the man to whom he had promised to deliver the message, what was the man's main identifying feature?

3. What reason precipitated the narrator riding in a particular section on the train?

4. What adjective did the narrator use to describe Dravot and Carnehan's "adventure" (19) when warning them against it?

5. The narrator told Darvot and Carnehan that the country to which the two men were headed was full of what kind of people?

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