Roughing It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Roughing It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the coyote described in the story?
(a) As a slow animal that attempts to take off at the first sign of threat.
(b) As a slow animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(c) As a fast animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(d) As a fast animal that takes off at the first sign of threat.

2. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Montana.
(d) California.

3. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?
(a) Five hundred and seventy miles.
(b) Three hundred and seventy miles.
(c) Four hundred and seventy miles.
(d) Two hundred and seventy miles.

4. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?
(a) Eight hundred dollars per month.
(b) Eighteen hundred dollars per year.
(c) Eighteen hundred dollars per month.
(d) Eight hundred dollars per year.

5. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?
(a) The consequences of the people on the economy.
(b) The way people spend money at certain ages.
(c) The way people lose money at certain ages.
(d) The consequences of the economy on the people.

6. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Tarantulas.

7. How much property does it reportedly take to accumulate a fortune in mining?
(a) A few feet.
(b) A little over one hundred feet.
(c) Several feet.
(d) One hundred feet.

8. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

9. What is the narrative of Roughing It?
(a) It is written in the first person.
(b) It is written in the second person.
(c) It is written in the third person.
(d) It is written in both the first and third person.

10. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?
(a) Selling the claimed ledges.
(b) Using hired men to dig for them.
(c) Using dynamite.
(d) Trading the claimed ledges.

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

12. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?
(a) They do not believe it.
(b) They believe some of it.
(c) They believe most of it.
(d) They believe it.

13. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?
(a) A diamond mill.
(b) A paper mill.
(c) A logging mill.
(d) A quartz mill.

14. After their stay at the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, what river do the narrator and his friends attempt to cross?
(a) The Carson River.
(b) Thousand Springs Creek.
(c) East Walker River.
(d) Salmon Falls Creek.

15. What do the assayers do?
(a) Evaluate the working conditions of the mines.
(b) Negotiate the type of payment for the rocks being mined.
(c) Negotiate the salaries of the workers in the mines.
(d) Evaluate the content of the rocks being mined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?

2. What gift does Capt. John Nye have?

3. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

5. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

(see the answer keys)

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