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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 long is the train of Mormons that the stagecoach passes before the Rocky Mountains?
(a) Forty-five wagons.
(b) Thirty wagons.
(c) Forty wagons.
(d) Thirty-five wagons.

2. Where is Hebert C. Kimball from?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?
(a) A large 5-shot gun.
(b) A large 7-shot gun.
(c) A small 5-shot gun.
(d) A small 7-shot gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tone of the book?

2. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?

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

4. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

5. What causes the driver to lose the road one night?

(see the answer key)

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