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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?
(a) Sue for damages.
(b) Try to board the larger steamboats.
(c) Go repair their boat.
(d) Try to pay more attention.

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

3. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Day.
(c) Cloudy weather.
(d) Night.

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

5. Where did Twain try to go to from Cincinnati?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Paris.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Saint Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?

2. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?

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

4. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

5. What is a bluff reef?

(see the answer key)

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