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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?
(a) Mrs. Ruth.
(b) Mrs. Troll.
(c) Mrs. Ruppert.
(d) Mrs. Trollope.

3. What southern occupation did Twain describe in Chapter 45?
(a) War talk.
(b) Politic talk.
(c) Economical tak.
(d) Peace talk.

4. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?
(a) The captain.
(b) The passengers.
(c) The pilots.
(d) The boat owners.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?

2. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?

3. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?

4. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

5. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?

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