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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Nevada.
(d) Texas.

2. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Deer.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Squirrels.

3. 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 fast animal that takes off at the first sign of threat.
(c) As a slow animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(d) As a fast animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.

4. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-six.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Twenty-nine.

5. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(b) One hundred dollars each.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(d) One hundred dollars total.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?

2. What is the narrative of Roughing It?

3. Where is the author traveling to?

4. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

5. How long is the Great American Desert?

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