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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?
(a) Humble.
(b) A lisenced pilot.
(c) Full of himself.
(d) Physically strong.

2. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?
(a) Dutch settlements.
(b) Native American settlements.
(c) French settlements.
(d) British settlements.

3. What was the name of Brown's ship according to Chapter 20?
(a) The Wisconsin.
(b) The Gold Rush.
(c) The Pennsylvania.
(d) The Little Man.

4. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?
(a) The Gold Nugget.
(b) The Golden Bar.
(c) The Gold Rush.
(d) The Gold Dust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?

2. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

3. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?

4. What was the nickname of the trainees on Twain's new boat in Chapter 18?

5. What saint did Twain mention in Chapter 42?

(see the answer key)

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