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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?
(a) In neighboring cities.
(b) In refugee camps.
(c) Caves.
(d) Underground shelters.

2. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?
(a) An alligator.
(b) Rain.
(c) A trunk.
(d) Wind.

3. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?
(a) Pilots.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Nuns.
(d) Tourists.

4. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his own judgment.
(b) Made him question his eye sight.
(c) Made him question his training.
(d) Made him question his friends.

5. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?
(a) Montrouse.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Salem.
(d) Salsburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?

2. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?

3. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?

4. Who did Twain's friend want his money to go to?

5. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?

(see the answer key)

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