Roughing It Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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Roughing It Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX-XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last two eggs.
(b) The last cup of coffee.
(c) The first cup of coffee.
(d) The first two eggs.

2. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?
(a) The same speed as a stagecoach.
(b) Twice as fast as the stagecoach.
(c) Half as fast as the stagecoach.
(d) Three times as fast as a stagecoach.

3. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?
(a) The name given to the Indians by the Mormons.
(b) The name given to tourists by Mormons who stop through their town.
(c) The name the Mormons give to people who do not follow their religion.
(d) The name given to the Mormons by tourists.

4. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?
(a) The economic crash of the area he visits.
(b) The overestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(c) The underestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(d) The economic boom of the area he visits.

5. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) State Representative.
(b) Secretary of Treasury.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the narrator to pack his bags to accompany his brother on the trip?

2. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

3. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

4. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

5. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?

(see the answer key)

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