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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XIX-XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the driver, what lake do the Mormons gather saleratus from?
(a) Soda Lake.
(b) Gray Rocks Reservoir.
(c) Burlington Lake.
(d) La Prele Reservoir.

2. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?
(a) Four hundred and seventy miles.
(b) Two hundred and seventy miles.
(c) Five hundred and seventy miles.
(d) Three hundred and seventy miles.

3. How does Twain describe the book in the Prefatory?
(a) Complex and pretentious.
(b) Complex and unpretentious.
(c) Simple and pretentious.
(d) Simple and unpretentious.

4. Where does the narrator finally enjoy a great breakfast?
(a) Green River.
(b) Pleasant Hill.
(c) Robinsonville.
(d) Horseshoe Lake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?

2. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

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

4. What job has the narrator's brother been given for the state of Nevada?

5. When does the coach begin to move across the Great American Desert?

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