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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 does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?
(a) Complex and unpretentious.
(b) Complex and pretentious.
(c) Simple and pretentious.
(d) Simple and unpretentious.

2. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) Governor.
(b) Secretary of Treasury.
(c) State Representative.
(d) Secretary of State.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

2. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?

3. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?

4. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?

5. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?

(see the answer key)

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