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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 stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?
(a) Ghost ships.
(b) Lost towns.
(c) Fisheries.
(d) Aligators.

2. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?
(a) People found it scary and exiting.
(b) People found it relaxing and quiet.
(c) People found it savage, lonely and desolate.
(d) People found it refreshing.

3. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?
(a) It would take several hours.
(b) It would be hard, but possible.
(c) It would fail.
(d) It would be easy.

4. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Orming.
(b) Graming.
(c) Sounding.
(d) Roaming.

5. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?
(a) Travel incognito.
(b) Be hired as a ship mate.
(c) He tried to buy a boat.
(d) Smuggle liquor on the boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Chapter 11 about?

3. What was the due of the pilot's association?

4. What was the name of the gang in Chapter 29?

5. How did the man in competition with Twain for a girl became a hero to her?

(see the answer key)

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