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

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

3. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) To follow the light on the shore.
(b) How high the river was at any given time.
(c) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.
(d) To read maps.

4. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) De La Villa.
(b) La Rosa.
(c) La Salle.
(d) La Grange.

5. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?
(a) Captains and owners.
(b) Politicians.
(c) The press.
(d) Peer pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?

2. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?

3. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?

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

5. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?

(see the answer key)

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