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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?
(a) The Eastern States.
(b) The Western States.
(c) The Northern States.
(d) The Southern States.

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

4. Where does the author start out on his journey?
(a) San Diego.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Kansas City.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author traveling to?

2. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?

3. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

4. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

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

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