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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Brown's ship according to Chapter 20?
(a) The Pennsylvania.
(b) The Little Man.
(c) The Gold Rush.
(d) The Wisconsin.

2. What did Twain write he wished for after his death?
(a) To be buried at sea.
(b) To be embalmed.
(c) To be cremated.
(d) To be buried in New Orleans.

3. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Food.
(d) Weapons.

4. What special event did Twain describe in Chapter 16?
(a) Steamboat decomission.
(b) Steamboat poker tournaments.
(c) Steamboat galas.
(d) Steamboat races.

5. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A boat captain.
(c) A novelist.
(d) A reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

2. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

3. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?

4. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?

5. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?

(see the answer key)

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