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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 did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Follow maps.
(b) Follow buoys.
(c) Read the river.
(d) Go straight and never deviate.

2. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 2,300 miles.
(c) 750 miles.
(d) 1,300 miles.

3. How did the men treat Huck after finding him?
(a) Without mercy.
(b) With respect.
(c) Rough, but good natured.
(d) Harshly.

4. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Sounding.
(b) Roaming.
(c) Graming.
(d) Orming.

5. What is a bluff reef?
(a) A small inconsequential reef.
(b) A reef hidden under the water.
(c) A sunken boat.
(d) A reef composed of wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?

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

3. How did the man in competition with Twain for a girl became a hero to her?

4. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?

5. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?

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