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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 days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighteen.

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

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

4. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?
(a) Soda Lake.
(b) Burlington Lake.
(c) Gray Rocks Reservoir.
(d) La Prele Reservoir.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?

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

3. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?

4. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?

5. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?

(see the answer key)

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