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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXVI - XXXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1865.

2. What is the narrative of Roughing It?
(a) It is written in the third person.
(b) It is written in both the first and third person.
(c) It is written in the first person.
(d) It is written in the second person.

3. How is the coyote described in the story?
(a) As a slow animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.
(b) As a fast animal that takes off at the first sign of threat.
(c) As a slow animal that attempts to take off at the first sign of threat.
(d) As a fast animal that does not know how to leave at the sign of threat.

4. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) Indians.
(c) The town sheriff.
(d) Town drunks.

5. What two bodies of water do the streams at the top of the South Pass empty into?
(a) The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Indian Ocean and the Missouri River.
(c) The Pacific Ocean and the Mississippi River.
(d) The Mississippi River and the Missouri River.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?

2. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?

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

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

5. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?

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