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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XL - XLVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?
(a) Forty-five pounds.
(b) Twenty-five pounds.
(c) Fifty-five pounds.
(d) Thirty-five pounds.

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

3. What is the tone of the book?
(a) Humorous.
(b) Fabricated.
(c) Serious.
(d) Formal.

4. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Fourteen.

5. What does the narrator do before he leaves to visit Capt. John Nye?
(a) He leaves a note on the door for his brother.
(b) He leaves a note on the door for Higbie.
(c) He stops by the doctor's office to get medical supplies.
(d) He stops by the trading post to get food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?

2. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?

3. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?

4. What species feed around Mono Lake?

5. What eventually happens to Jules?

(see the answer key)

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