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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 special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?
(a) It was a trainee.
(b) He was asleep.
(c) There was no pilots.
(d) It was Twain himself.

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

3. What is Chapter 11 about?
(a) Bridge construction.
(b) Boat construction.
(c) Navigating difficult pieces of the river.
(d) Navigating smaller parts of the Mississippi.

4. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?
(a) Attention.
(b) Quick reflexes.
(c) Patiences.
(d) Memory.

5. What did Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?
(a) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi talked.
(b) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi lived.
(c) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi traveled.
(d) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi treated slaves.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?

3. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?

4. What is a bluff reef?

5. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?

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