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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?
(a) The captain.
(b) The passengers.
(c) The pilots.
(d) The boat owners.

3. How did Twain name the pilot who came to take his shift after Bixby?
(a) Mr. R.
(b) Mr. P.
(c) Mr. T.
(d) Mr. W.

4. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?
(a) The captain.
(b) The pilot.
(c) The mecanic.
(d) The night watchman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man with the same pseudonym hate Twain?

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

3. What was the name of Brown's ship according to Chapter 20?

4. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?

5. What other work did the man Twain took his name from produce after Twain took his name?

(see the answer key)

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