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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Twain do to follow his dream?
(a) He studied mechanical engineering.
(b) He went to Europe.
(c) He joined the army.
(d) He ran away.

4. What was the name of the gang in Chapter 29?
(a) Green's gang.
(b) Liroy's gang.
(c) Rupper's gang.
(d) Murel's gang.

5. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?
(a) Rome.
(b) Bern.
(c) Gettysburg.
(d) Vicksburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

2. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

3. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?

4. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?

5. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?

(see the answer key)

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