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

2. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?
(a) The name given to tourists by Mormons who stop through their town.
(b) The name given to the Indians by the Mormons.
(c) The name the Mormons give to people who do not follow their religion.
(d) The name given to the Mormons by tourists.

4. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?
(a) They believe some of it.
(b) They believe most of it.
(c) They believe it.
(d) They do not believe it.

5. How fast does a Pony Express rider travel?
(a) Twice as fast as the stagecoach.
(b) Half as fast as the stagecoach.
(c) Three times as fast as a stagecoach.
(d) The same speed as a stagecoach.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

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

5. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?

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