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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Twenty-six.

2. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?
(a) Silver.
(b) Oil.
(c) Gold.
(d) Coal.

3. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars total.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(c) One hundred dollars each.
(d) One hundred and fifty dollars each.

4. Where is the author traveling to?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) San Diego.
(d) St. Louis.

5. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Neither is wounded.
(b) Slade is wounded.
(c) They are both wounded.
(d) Jules is wonded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

2. What makes the snow-covered mountains especially impressive to the narrator?

3. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?

4. What eventually happens to Jules?

5. What is the tone of the book?

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