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

2. What is the narrative of Roughing It?
(a) It is written in the second person.
(b) It is written in the first person.
(c) It is written in both the first and third person.
(d) It is written in the third person.

3. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?
(a) The transformation of man by nature.
(b) The destruction of man by nature.
(c) The transformation of nature by man.
(d) The destruction of nature by man.

4. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The last cup of coffee.
(b) The last two eggs.
(c) The first two eggs.
(d) The first cup of coffee.

5. What are the followers supposed to bring back after they survey the east area?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Tarantulas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the narrator tells, how is Hank Monk taken to his destination?

2. As the narrator recounts, who is the stage carrying that the Goshoot Indians once attacked?

3. When does the great Indian Mail Robbery take place?

4. What is it about English that Twain is studying?

5. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the myth of the Pony Express Riders?

3. How long is the Prefatory in Roughing It, and what is its purpose?

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

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

6. What role does the press play in the mining industry of Nevada and how does it affect the narrator?

7. How does the narrator discuss the Mormon religion?

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

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

10. What is the story of Bemis and the buffalo, and how do the other passengers respond to it?

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