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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?
(a) Government boats.
(b) Smaller boating companies.
(c) The steamboat captains.
(d) Local residents.

2. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

3. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?
(a) Salem.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Salsburg.
(d) Montrouse.

4. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?
(a) Peer pressure.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Captains and owners.
(d) The press.

5. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?
(a) He was a better writer than him.
(b) He was wealthy.
(c) He married the town's prettiest girl.
(d) He went to work on steamboats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?

2. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?

3. What did the pilot of the boat in Chapter 19 chase Twain's brother with?

4. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?

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

(see the answer key)

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