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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Twain compare steamboats to in Chapter 38?
(a) An average hotel.
(b) An average train.
(c) A large farm.
(d) An average fancy house.

3. What did Twain's friend pretend to be to befriend the soldiers in Chapter 31?
(a) A fellow soldier.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A fortune teller.
(d) A barber.

4. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Captains and owners.
(c) The press.
(d) Peer pressure.

5. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?
(a) Steel lines.
(b) Long ropes from the shore.
(c) Small boats.
(d) Buoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?

2. What was the job of Twain's friend in Chapter 31?

3. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?

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

5. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?

(see the answer key)

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