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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 Twain himself.
(c) It was a trainee.
(d) There was no pilots.

2. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?
(a) It was not seens by pilots.
(b) It was still present.
(c) It was felt by children only.
(d) It was ruined.

3. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?
(a) Floods.
(b) Riots.
(c) Sewer problems.
(d) Fires.

4. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) How high the river was at any given time.
(b) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.
(c) To read maps.
(d) To follow the light on the shore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?

2. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?

3. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?

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

5. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

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