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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Twain's friend leave after his death?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

3. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?
(a) Memory.
(b) Quick reflexes.
(c) Attention.
(d) Patiences.

4. What did Twain miss, according to Chapter 44?
(a) Southern speech.
(b) Visiting the Amazon.
(c) New York.
(d) Life on boats.

5. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?
(a) By doing a "$125 job."
(b) By doing a "$175 job."
(c) By doing a "$250 job."
(d) By doing a "$60 job."

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the river did Twain write about in Chapter 25?

2. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

3. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?

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

5. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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