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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many days has the coach been traveling when it reaches Carson City?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Twenty-four.

3. How many days have the travelers been riding in the stage coach when they encounter the Goshoot Indians?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Sixteen.

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

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

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

7. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?
(a) That Hyde is right.
(b) That both men are right.
(c) That Morgan is right.
(d) That both men are wrong.

8. During their second unsuccessful attempt at starting a fire, how many matches does the party burn?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

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

10. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?
(a) Eight hundred dollars per month.
(b) Eighteen hundred dollars per year.
(c) Eight hundred dollars per year.
(d) Eighteen hundred dollars per month.

11. What is the result of the first fight between Slade and Jules?
(a) Jules is wonded.
(b) Neither is wounded.
(c) Slade is wounded.
(d) They are both wounded.

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

13. What does the narrator ask his superior to raise his salary to after the first week of working in the mill?
(a) $400,000 yearly.
(b) $400,000 monthly.
(c) $200,000 yearly.
(d) $200,000 monthly.

14. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?
(a) The economic crash of the area he visits.
(b) The underestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(c) The overestimation of the economy in the area he visits.
(d) The economic boom of the area he visits.

15. How many feet of dirt is Hyde's ranch buried underneath?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Eighty-three.
(c) Forty-eight.
(d) Eighty-four.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?

2. What is the weather like when the narrator and his crew arrive in Unionville?

3. How does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?

4. What moves Morgan's house on top of Hyde's ranch?

5. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?

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