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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I-IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the book take place?
(a) The early 1850s.
(b) The early 1860s.
(c) The late 1850s.
(d) The late 1860s.

2. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?
(a) Seven hundred and seventy-six.
(b) Six hundred and seventy-six.
(c) Six hundred and eighty-seven.
(d) Seven hundred and eighty-seven.

3. What state in particular is the backdrop for the mining adventures described in the story?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Texas.
(d) Nevada.

4. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?
(a) One hundred and fifty dollars total.
(b) One hundred dollars total.
(c) One hundred and fifty dollars each.
(d) One hundred dollars each.

5. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?
(a) Mistakes.
(b) Nature.
(c) The economy.
(d) People.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?

2. How is the coyote described in the story?

3. What is Twain examining in Roughing It?

4. How many novels had Mark Twain written before Roughing It?

5. How far have the narrator and his brother traveled from their departure when they reach Overland City?

(see the answer key)

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