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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?
(a) Harry.
(b) Tim.
(c) Tom.
(d) Stan.

2. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?
(a) New Madrid.
(b) New Grinwitch.
(c) New Berlin.
(d) New Paris.

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

4. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Mark.
(d) Robert.

5. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?
(a) An established mechanic.
(b) An established watchman.
(c) An established pilot.
(d) An established captain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?

3. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

4. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?

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

(see the answer key)

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