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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. Where do the horses go after being scared away by the party's attempt to start a fire?
(a) A cave.
(b) A stage station.
(c) A nearby barn.
(d) A nearby forest.

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

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

4. What is Unionville built around?
(a) An ocean.
(b) A canyon.
(c) A forest.
(d) A desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of mines does the author encounter in the book?

2. How long is the narrator's mining crew forced to stay at Honey Lake Smith's Inn?

3. How many pounds of luggage are the passengers allowed on the mail coach?

4. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?

5. What are the Goshoot Indians hurting, according to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author build up the anticipation for the book in the Prefatory?

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

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

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

5. What are Twain's views about the amount of information in the book, as he states in the Prefatory?

6. How does the narrator describe the coyotes he sees?

7. How does Slade die and what point does the narrator make about it?

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

9. What is the situation of Mr. Street and how does it provide an example of Utah's way of governing for the narrator?

10. What causes the narrator to marvel at the sight of the Rocky Mountains?

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