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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns the narrator's crew about the rising rivers?
(a) The innkeeper.
(b) The town sheriff.
(c) Town drunks.
(d) Indians.

2. How many followers of the Governor does Mrs. O'Flannigan's ranch host?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Eighteen.

3. What eventually happens to Jules?
(a) He is killed by Indians.
(b) He is run over by a stagecoach.
(c) He is killed by Slade.
(d) He disappears and is never heard from again.

4. What is the term Gentiles used to describe?
(a) The name the Mormons give to people who do not follow their religion.
(b) The name given to the Indians by the Mormons.
(c) The name given to tourists by Mormons who stop through their town.
(d) The name given to the Mormons by tourists.

5. How long do the travelers stay at Salt Lake City before packing food and leaving?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Capt. John Nye help the narrator's party find?

2. What prevents the author from attaining his goal?

3. What idea does the mining party abandon the digging of their mine for?

4. What is Hawaii called in the book?

5. What type of mill does the narrator end up working for after he is left with no money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What skills does Captain John Nye have, and how does he help the narrator and his party?

2. What is the reality of the alkali desert as the narrator experiences it after leaving Salt Lake City?

3. How does the author build up the anticipation for the book in the Prefatory?

4. Who accompanies the narrator on his trip to Humboldt County, and how does the first two hundred miles of their expedition go?

5. What is Roughing It about, according to the author?

6. What is the experience the narrator has in buying a horse in Carson City?

7. What is the writing style of Mark Twain that is established in the Prefatory?

8. What role does the press play in the mining industry of Nevada and how does it affect the narrator?

9. How is the breakfast that the narrator is served in Nebraska described, and what future traveling accommodations does he compare his situation to?

10. What is the myth of the Pony Express Riders?

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