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

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

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

4. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?
(a) 130 years.
(b) 90 years.
(c) 210 years.
(d) 150 years.

5. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his eye sight.
(b) Made him question his own judgment.
(c) Made him question his training.
(d) Made him question his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?

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

3. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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