Roughing It | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prefactory

1. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?

One.

2. Where does the author start out on his journey?

St. Louis.

3. Where is the author traveling to?

San Francisco.

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

The Sandwich Islands.

5. When does the book take place?

The early 1860s.

6. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

The Western States.

7. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?

Nevada.

8. What is the tone of the book?

Humorous.

9. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

The economic boom of the area he visits.

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

The consequences of the economy on the people.

11. What is it about English that Twain is studying?