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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do the miners claim the ledge on the side of the mountain?
(a) With a verbal declaration.
(b) With a mark made by a rock.
(c) With a stranger as a witness.
(d) With a notice.

4. Where does the narrator's mining crew decide to visit after they stop digging their tunnels?
(a) Twin Falls.
(b) Esmeralda.
(c) Winnemucca.
(d) Clark Lateral.

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

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

7. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Deer.
(d) Ducks.

8. How many miles do the narrator and his friends travel across the desert over a fifteen day period in search of silver?
(a) Four hundred miles.
(b) Five hundred miles.
(c) Two hundred miles.
(d) Three hundred miles.

9. Which area is rumored to be rich with silver?
(a) Mill City.
(b) Humboldt County.
(c) Rose Creek.
(d) Rye Patch.

10. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?
(a) Two hundred and fifty.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) One hundred and fifty.

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

12. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?
(a) Three hundred and seventy miles.
(b) Four hundred and seventy miles.
(c) Two hundred and seventy miles.
(d) Five hundred and seventy miles.

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

14. What is noted as particularly impressive about the style of the book?
(a) Only its vocabulary.
(b) Only its descriptions.
(c) Only its longevity.
(d) Its vocabulary, descriptions, and longevity.

15. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He is run over by a stagecoach.
(b) He disappears and is never heard from again.
(c) He is killed by Indians.
(d) He is killed by Slade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the names given to the accumulated claims described?

2. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

3. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?

4. When the party reaches Esmeralda, how much do they conclude that the claims they have are worth?

5. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?

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