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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

2. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One week.

3. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?
(a) A senator.
(b) A mayor.
(c) A judge.
(d) A lawyer.

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 is the author's goal in Roughing It?
(a) To become rich with as much effort as it takes.
(b) To travel across the country three times within a year.
(c) To travel across the country twice within a year.
(d) To become rich with little effort.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?

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

3. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?

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

5. How many people live in Carson City?

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