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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) Thirty-five wagons.
(b) Thirty wagons.
(c) Forty-five wagons.
(d) Forty wagons.

2. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last two eggs.
(b) The first cup of coffee.
(c) The first two eggs.
(d) The last cup of coffee.

3. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?
(a) Eight hundred dollars per year.
(b) Eighteen hundred dollars per year.
(c) Eight hundred dollars per month.
(d) Eighteen hundred dollars per month.

4. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?
(a) The economic crash of the area he visits.
(b) The underestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(c) The overestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(d) The economic boom of the area he visits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?

2. What does Slade reportedly do while he is being hung?

3. How many people has Slade killed, as mentioned in the book?

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

5. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

(see the answer key)

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