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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?
(a) The town burned to the ground.
(b) The town doubled in size.
(c) Its access to the river was blocked.
(d) The town was deserted.

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

3. What is a bluff reef?
(a) A reef composed of wood.
(b) A sunken boat.
(c) A reef hidden under the water.
(d) A small inconsequential reef.

4. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?
(a) The man killed his wife on accident.
(b) They both died.
(c) They both survived.
(d) The woman killed her husband on accident.

5. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Follow maps.
(b) Go straight and never deviate.
(c) Follow buoys.
(d) Read the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special event did Twain describe in Chapter 16?

2. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

3. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?

4. Where was Twain's brother hospitalized?

5. What did the man Twain took his name from write under that pseudonym?

(see the answer key)

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