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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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