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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 trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Robert.
(c) Bixby.
(d) Brown.

2. What happened to Napoleon?
(a) It was taken apart.
(b) It was remodeled.
(c) It was moved.
(d) It burned to the ground.

3. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(b) Oil and wine.
(c) Ice and cannon powder.
(d) Cannons.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were passengers not allowed on board during the special events in Chapter 16?

2. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?

3. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?

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

5. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?

(see the answer key)

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