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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. What does the narrator's party shoot at to start a fire?
(a) A pile of loose branches.
(b) A pile of sage bush.
(c) A pile of leaves.
(d) A pile of dirt.

2. What aspects of nature will be discussed in Roughing It?
(a) The transformation of nature by man.
(b) The transformation of man by nature.
(c) The destruction of man by nature.
(d) The destruction of nature by man.

3. How long does the narrator's crew rest in Carson City before heading back to Esmeralda?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

4. How many miles from Salt Lake City does Chapter XIX begin?
(a) One hundred and fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Two hundred and fifty.
(d) Two hundred.

5. As they are having breakfast, what does Slade offer the narrator?
(a) The first two eggs.
(b) The last cup of coffee.
(c) The last two eggs.
(d) The first cup of coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the referee decide in the court case between Hyde and Morgan?

2. What is Hawaii called in the book?

3. Which one of the following is NOT found in the Great American Desert?

4. What eventually happens to Jules?

5. What do the glittering rocks that the narrator originally collects turn out to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the coyotes he sees?

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

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

7. What is the situation of Mr. Street and how does it provide an example of Utah's way of governing for the narrator?

8. As stated in the Prefatory, what is Twain's intention in writing Roughing It?

9. What is the economy of Salt Lake City like, and how long do the travelers stay there?

10. What is the story of Bemis and the buffalo, and how do the other passengers respond to it?

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