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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 battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?
(a) Bern.
(b) Vicksburg.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Rome.

2. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?
(a) As the freest men in America.
(b) As the freeest men on the boat.
(c) As prisoners to the Union.
(d) As prisoners to the boat owners.

3. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?
(a) New Grinwitch.
(b) New Berlin.
(c) New Paris.
(d) New Madrid.

4. What was stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?
(a) Fisheries.
(b) Lost towns.
(c) Ghost ships.
(d) Aligators.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

2. What did Twain write he wished for after his death?

3. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?

4. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?

5. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

(see the answer key)

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