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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?
(a) Towns between Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.
(b) Towns between St. Louis and Baton Rouge.
(c) Towns between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
(d) Towns between St. Louis and New Orleans.

2. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?
(a) Long ropes from the shore.
(b) Small boats.
(c) Buoy.
(d) Steel lines.

3. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?
(a) The British.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Spaniards.
(d) The French.

4. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?
(a) 1552.
(b) 1572.
(c) 1562.
(d) 1542.

5. Where was the man who tried to teach Twain a lesson from Chapter 30?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?

2. What was the due of the pilot's association?

3. What is Chapter 11 about?

4. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?

5. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?

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