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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 animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Deer.

2. What is it about the economy and people that the author is concentrating on?
(a) The consequences of the economy on the people.
(b) The way people spend money at certain ages.
(c) The way people lose money at certain ages.
(d) The consequences of the people on the economy.

3. What does Slade reportedly do while he is being hung?
(a) Stays silent.
(b) Cries.
(c) Offers a bribe.
(d) Yells.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

2. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?

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

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

5. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

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