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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) Try to pay more attention.
(b) Go repair their boat.
(c) Try to board the larger steamboats.
(d) Sue for damages.

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

3. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?
(a) $250.
(b) $500.
(c) $125.
(d) $350.

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

5. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?
(a) Long ropes from the shore.
(b) Steel lines.
(c) Small boats.
(d) Buoy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bluff reef?

2. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?

3. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?

4. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

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

(see the answer key)

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