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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the other travelers react to Bemis' story about the buffalo that chased him?
(a) They believe some of it.
(b) They do not believe it.
(c) They believe it.
(d) They believe most of it.

3. How often are the horses switched that are pulling the mail coach on the way to Carson City?
(a) Every ten miles.
(b) Every twenty miles.
(c) Every fifteen miles.
(d) Every five miles.

4. What is it about English that Twain is studying?
(a) The stunted growth of English as a non-diversified language.
(b) The stunted gwoth of English as a diversified language.
(c) The evolution of English as a non-diversified language.
(d) The evolution of English as a diversified language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much will the narrator's brother be paid for his new job?

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

3. What is it that the narrator envies the most about his brother's new job?

4. What kind of weapon does the narrator carry?

5. How much do the seats aboard the mail coach heading towards Carson City cost for the narrator and his brother?

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