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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

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

3. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?

4. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

2. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

3. What did Twain describe when he returned to the river in Chapter 22?

4. What did Twain do after the war according to Chapter 21?

5. What did the Indians tell the explorers according to Chapter 2?

6. How was the the pilot's association treated based on Chapter 15?

7. What did Twain note about changes in the river in Chapter 17?

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

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

10. Who was Stephen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role early explorers had in America and their relationship with the Indians.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that cotton played in the economy in the south, and the intended impact of the Calhoun Land Company.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the Mississippi during Twain's lifetime with how the river is today.

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