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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 did Twain describe in Chapter 30?
(a) A sunrise on the river.
(b) His first novel.
(c) A sunset on the river.
(d) A boat exploding.

2. What city was having cases of Yellow Death in Chapter 29?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Okampa.
(d) New Orleans.

3. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 595 miles.
(b) 975 miles.
(c) 675 miles.
(d) 235 miles.

4. What is Chapter 11 about?
(a) Navigating smaller parts of the Mississippi.
(b) Bridge construction.
(c) Navigating difficult pieces of the river.
(d) Boat construction.

5. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?
(a) Towns between Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.
(b) Towns between St. Louis and Baton Rouge.
(c) Towns between St. Louis and New Orleans.
(d) Towns between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?

2. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?

3. What was Twain happy to see still being there in Chapter 25?

4. What special event did Twain describe in Chapter 16?

5. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?

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