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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 due of the pilot's association?
(a) $200 plus 5%.
(b) $50 plus 5%.
(c) $50 plus 10%.
(d) $200 plus 10%.

2. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?
(a) New York.
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Mexico.
(d) England.

3. Why did the gambler make it big?
(a) He discover his opponent's tell.
(b) The man he was gambling against accidentally dealt a fixed hand wrong.
(c) He counted cards.
(d) He found a winning lottery ticket.

4. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1807.

5. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?
(a) To the human body losing its mystery for doctors.
(b) To the food losing their mystery to farmers.
(c) To gravity losing its mystery for an aviator.
(d) To the ocean losing its mystery to sea captains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?

2. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?

3. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?

4. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?

5. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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