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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) La Grange.
(b) De La Villa.
(c) La Salle.
(d) La Rosa.

3. What changed Twain's life in Chapter 21?
(a) The train.
(b) War.
(c) Peace.
(d) His marriage.

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

5. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?
(a) Day.
(b) Cloudy weather.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the steamboat industry replaced by during Twain's lifetime?

2. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?

3. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?

4. What did Twain promise his instructor?

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

(see the answer key)

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