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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 was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?
(a) He was asleep.
(b) It was a trainee.
(c) It was Twain himself.
(d) There was no pilots.

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

3. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?
(a) Money.
(b) Horses.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Food.

4. Why did the gambler make it big?
(a) He counted cards.
(b) He found a winning lottery ticket.
(c) The man he was gambling against accidentally dealt a fixed hand wrong.
(d) He discover his opponent's tell.

5. What was the only thing left of Napoleon?
(a) A chimney.
(b) The roof.
(c) The foundation.
(d) A door.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?

2. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?

3. Why did Twain think the New Orleans graveyard to be dangerous?

4. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?

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

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