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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 special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?
(a) It was a trainee.
(b) There was no pilots.
(c) He was asleep.
(d) It was Twain himself.

2. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?
(a) A lisenced pilot.
(b) Full of himself.
(c) Humble.
(d) Physically strong.

3. How did the man in competition with Twain for a girl became a hero to her?
(a) He joined the army.
(b) He offered her a horse.
(c) He almost died.
(d) He bought her a ring.

4. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Granada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

2. How did Twain name the pilot who came to take his shift after Bixby?

3. Where did Twain try to go to from Cincinnati?

4. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?

5. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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