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

2. What is Hawaii called in the book?
(a) The Pineapple Islands.
(b) The Sandwich Islands.
(c) The Leftover Islands.
(d) The Cookie Islands.

3. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) One week.

4. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?
(a) Fifty-five pounds.
(b) Thirty-five pounds.
(c) Twenty-five pounds.
(d) Forty-five pounds.

5. When does the book take place?
(a) The early 1860s.
(b) The late 1850s.
(c) The late 1860s.
(d) The early 1850s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author traveling to?

2. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

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

4. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?

5. How does Slade develop a reputation for being a fearless fighter?

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