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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many people live in Carson City?
(a) Three throusand.
(b) Ten thousand.
(c) Twelve thousand.
(d) Two thousand.
2. What do the assayers do?
(a) Negotiate the salaries of the workers in the mines.
(b) Evaluate the working conditions of the mines.
(c) Evaluate the content of the rocks being mined.
(d) Negotiate the type of payment for the rocks being mined.
3. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?
(a) A large 7-shot gun.
(b) A large 5-shot gun.
(c) A small 7-shot gun.
(d) A small 5-shot gun.
4. 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.
5. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?
(a) Two hundred and fifty.
(b) Four hundred and fifty.
(c) One hundred and fifty.
(d) Three hundred and fifty.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?
2. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?
3. How many soldiers do the travelers encounter at Fort Bridger?
4. Where is the author traveling to?
5. Where do the narrator and a companion take their vacation?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the breakfast that the narrator is served in Nebraska described, and what future traveling accommodations does he compare his situation to?
2. What is the myth of the Pony Express Riders?
3. How does the narrator begin his journey in Chapter I?
4. What skills does Captain John Nye have, and how does he help the narrator and his party?
5. How does the narrator describe the coyotes he sees?
6. Why is Slade feared and what happens between him and the narrator?
7. What is the writing style of Mark Twain that is established in the Prefatory?
8. As stated in the Prefatory, what is Twain's intention in writing Roughing It?
9. What is the reality of the alkali desert as the narrator experiences it after leaving Salt Lake City?
10. What is the experience the narrator has in buying a horse in Carson City?
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