Life on the Mississippi Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Life on the Mississippi Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Food.

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

3. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?
(a) Tim.
(b) Harry.
(c) Stan.
(d) Tom.

4. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?
(a) It would take several hours.
(b) It would be easy.
(c) It would be hard, but possible.
(d) It would fail.

5. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?
(a) About the river.
(b) About trains.
(c) About writing.
(d) About boats.

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

7. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?
(a) 1822.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1812.

8. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?
(a) The town burned to the ground.
(b) The town was deserted.
(c) The town doubled in size.
(d) Its access to the river was blocked.

9. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?
(a) 210 years.
(b) 130 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 90 years.

10. What city was having cases of Yellow Death in Chapter 29?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Okampa.

11. Why was Twain on a different boat than the one he started he training on in Chapter 18?
(a) He was fired.
(b) He was writing an article.
(c) He was loaned out.
(d) He resigned form the other boat.

12. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?
(a) $125.
(b) $350.
(c) $250.
(d) $500.

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

14. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?
(a) Pollution.
(b) The Mississippi was made straighter.
(c) Levees.
(d) More bridges.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain describe in Chapter 30?

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

3. What was Twain happy to see still being there in Chapter 25?

4. How did Twain name the pilot who came to take his shift after Bixby?

5. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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