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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 is a bluff reef?
(a) A reef composed of wood.
(b) A small inconsequential reef.
(c) A sunken boat.
(d) A reef hidden under the water.

2. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Baked goods.

3. Why did Twain think the New Orleans graveyard to be dangerous?
(a) Because of open graves.
(b) Because of the chemicals the dead bodies emitted.
(c) Because of grave robbers.
(d) Because of alligators.

4. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Follow maps.
(b) Read the river.
(c) Follow buoys.
(d) Go straight and never deviate.

5. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?
(a) Paris.
(b) Granada.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Lisbon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?

2. Why did Twain's friend not like epidemics?

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

4. What has been Napoleon before its destruction?

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

(see the answer key)

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