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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A boat captain.
(b) A novelist.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A nurse.

2. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 2,300 miles.
(c) 750 miles.
(d) 1,300 miles.

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

4. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Night.
(c) Day.
(d) Cloudy weather.

5. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?
(a) The man killed his wife on accident.
(b) The woman killed her husband on accident.
(c) They both survived.
(d) They both died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

3. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?

4. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?

5. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bixby do that nobody thought was possible according to Chapter 7?

2. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

3. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

4. Who was Stephen?

5. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

6. What island was Twain happy to see in Chapter 25?

7. What was Murel's gang according to Chapter 29?

8. What was sounding according to Twain in Chapter 12?

9. What does Twain trace back to French settlements in Chapter 23?

10. Who is Bixby in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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