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

2. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?
(a) A pile of loose branches.
(b) A pile of leaves.
(c) A pile of sage bush.
(d) A pile of dirt.

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

4. How many miles of mail service does the owner of the Division Superintendent oversee?
(a) Four hundred and fifty.
(b) One hundred and fifty.
(c) Two hundred and fifty.
(d) Three hundred and fifty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the narrator and his brother to reach St. Joseph on the steamboat?

2. How many miles do the narrator and his friends travel across the desert over a fifteen day period in search of silver?

3. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?

4. Who does the narrator get to sign the requests for money to the government in order to help his brother?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the members of the narrator's mining party get lost in Chapter XXXII, and what happens with their attempts to start a fire?

2. How does the narrator begin his journey in Chapter I?

3. How does the narrator live past the cold night, and what is ironic about the crew's actions afterward?

4. What warning is the narrator and his party given as they approach the Honey Lake Smith's Inn, and what is their response?

5. What is the experience the narrator has in buying a horse in Carson City?

6. What is the reality of the alkali desert as the narrator experiences it after leaving Salt Lake City?

7. How is the breakfast that the narrator is served in Nebraska described, and what future traveling accommodations does he compare his situation to?

8. How does the narrator describe the Goshoot Indians?

9. What causes the narrator to work for a Quartz mill and how does his employment there end?

10. What is the economy of Salt Lake City like, and how long do the travelers stay there?

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