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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 was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Horses.
(c) Steamboats.
(d) Trains.

2. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?
(a) By doing a "$250 job."
(b) By doing a "$125 job."
(c) By doing a "$175 job."
(d) By doing a "$60 job."

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

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

5. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?
(a) His fear of piloting alone.
(b) How cargo wasunloaded.
(c) The trip of a family en route for New Orleans.
(d) An amazing piece of piloting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?

2. What is a bluff reef?

3. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?

4. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

5. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

(see the answer key)

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