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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?
(a) A patch of mud.
(b) A tornado.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A rainstorm.

2. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?
(a) Five days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Eight days.

3. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?
(a) One hundred and sixty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Sixty.
(d) One hundred and seventy.

4. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.
(b) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(c) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

5. How does Slade develop a reputation for being a fearless fighter?
(a) By taking on the Indians.
(b) By taking on the army.
(c) By taking on the union.
(d) By taking on the Pony Express.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

3. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?

4. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?

5. Where is Hebert C. Kimball from?

(see the answer key)

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