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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X-XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the narrator to pack his bags to accompany his brother on the trip?
(a) More than two hours.
(b) More than an hour.
(c) Less than thirty minutes.
(d) Less than an hour.

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

3. How long is the train of Mormons that the stagecoach passes before the Rocky Mountains?
(a) Thirty-five wagons.
(b) Forty-five wagons.
(c) Thirty wagons.
(d) Forty wagons.

4. Where are the vigilantes from that hang Slade?
(a) California.
(b) Montana.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Iowa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author start out on his journey?

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

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

4. Where is the mining business taking place during the time the book was written?

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

(see the answer key)

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