View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?
(a) Dutch settlements.
(b) French settlements.
(c) British settlements.
(d) Native American settlements.

2. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?
(a) Mexico.
(b) England.
(c) Wisconsin
(d) New York.

3. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?
(a) Explore the Amazon.
(b) Run a flourishing trading business.
(c) Explore the Mississippi.
(d) Try to cross the Atlantic.

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

5. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A boat captain.
(b) A novelist.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the steamboat industry replaced by during Twain's lifetime?

2. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

3. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?

4. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?

5. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 171 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample