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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. As the weapon carried by Bemis, what is the Allen revolver known for?
(a) Its small size.
(b) Its reliability.
(c) Its large size.
(d) Its unreliability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author traveling to?

2. When does the book take place?

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

4. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

5. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

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