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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What animal do the travelers shoot at as the stagecoach enters Nevada?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Deer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?

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

3. How many miles away from St. Joseph have the narrator and his brother traveled by the end of Chapter IX?

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

5. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

(see the answer key)

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