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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) 4 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

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

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

4. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?
(a) A trunk.
(b) An alligator.
(c) Wind.
(d) Rain.

5. What changed Twain's life in Chapter 21?
(a) Peace.
(b) War.
(c) His marriage.
(d) The train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?

2. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

3. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?

4. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?

5. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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