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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 the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?
(a) About trains.
(b) About writing.
(c) About the river.
(d) About boats.

2. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?
(a) The Upper Mississippi.
(b) The new type of fuels used in steamboats.
(c) Ports on the Mississippi.
(d) The lower Mississippi.

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

4. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?
(a) It was ruined.
(b) It was not seens by pilots.
(c) It was still present.
(d) It was felt by children only.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?

2. What part was Twain's acquaintance playing in Chapter 51?

3. What did Twain say steamboats were vastly superior to in Chapter 38?

4. Why did the gambler make it big?

5. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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