Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" took place in_______________?
Correct answer: C. The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- A. The Rocky Mountains.
- B. The Appalachian Mountains.
- C. The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- D. The Sierra Madre Mountains.
Explanation
Bret Harte places “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” in the Sierra Nevada region of California during the gold-rush era. The Sierra Nevada, not the Appalachian or Rocky Mountains, supplies the story’s setting.
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