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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?
(a) Granada.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cairo.

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

3. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Sounding.
(b) Roaming.
(c) Graming.
(d) Orming.

4. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 595 miles.
(b) 975 miles.
(c) 235 miles.
(d) 675 miles.

5. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?
(a) DeSoto.
(b) Cortez.
(c) DiMaggio.
(d) de Vama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?

2. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?

3. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?

4. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?

5. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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