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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?
(a) The social advantages.
(b) The money.
(c) The hours.
(d) The status.

2. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?
(a) Seven hundred and seventy-six.
(b) Six hundred and seventy-six.
(c) Six hundred and eighty-seven.
(d) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.

3. How long does it take the narrator to pack his bags to accompany his brother on the trip?
(a) More than an hour.
(b) Less than an hour.
(c) Less than thirty minutes.
(d) More than two hours.

4. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?
(a) Three times the amount they thought.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Twice the amount they thought.
(d) Half the amount they thought.

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

6. How many people live in Carson City?
(a) Twelve thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Three throusand.

7. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?
(a) Just gold.
(b) Just silver.
(c) Silver and gold.
(d) Mica and granite.

8. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred dollars total.
(b) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(d) One hundred dollars each.

9. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?
(a) State Representative.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Governor.
(d) Secretary of Treasury.

10. How many friends does the narrator take along with him to mine for silver?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

11. What is the author's goal in Roughing It?
(a) To become rich with little effort.
(b) To travel across the country twice within a year.
(c) To become rich with as much effort as it takes.
(d) To travel across the country three times within a year.

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

13. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
(a) Mono Lake.
(b) Pyramid Lake.
(c) Lake Tahoe.
(d) Walker Lake.

14. What do the assayers do?
(a) Evaluate the working conditions of the mines.
(b) Negotiate the type of payment for the rocks being mined.
(c) Negotiate the salaries of the workers in the mines.
(d) Evaluate the content of the rocks being mined.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Washoe Zephyr?

2. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?

3. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

4. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?

5. Where does the author start out on his journey?

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