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

2. Who was traveling with Twain in Chapter 51?
(a) Bixby.
(b) Maxel Robertson.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Alone.

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

4. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

5. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the man with the same pseudonym hate Twain?

2. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?

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

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

5. What was stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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