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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?
(a) The Gold Dust.
(b) The Golden Bar.
(c) The Gold Rush.
(d) The Gold Nugget.

2. Why was Twain on a different boat than the one he started he training on in Chapter 18?
(a) He was loaned out.
(b) He was writing an article.
(c) He was fired.
(d) He resigned form the other boat.

3. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?
(a) By doing a "$125 job."
(b) By doing a "$250 job."
(c) By doing a "$60 job."
(d) By doing a "$175 job."

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

5. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) The teachers were not helpful.
(b) The mandatory exam was open book.
(c) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(d) It was easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

2. Who did Twain hear about in Chapter 59?

3. Who told Twain about the gambler who wanted to do business with him in Chapter 36?

4. What city did Twain write about in Chapter 40?

5. What is Chapter 11 about?

(see the answer key)

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