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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?
(a) Gray Rocks Reservoir.
(b) La Prele Reservoir.
(c) Soda Lake.
(d) Burlington Lake.

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

3. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?
(a) The transformation of man by nature.
(b) The destruction of man by nature.
(c) The destruction of nature by man.
(d) The transformation of nature by man.

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

5. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Horseshoe Lake.
(b) Green River.
(c) Robinsonville.
(d) Pleasant Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about English that Twain is studying?

2. How long does it take the narrator to pack his bags to accompany his brother on the trip?

3. What is the tone of the book?

4. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

5. How is the coyote described in the story?

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