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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Twain name the pilot who came to take his shift after Bixby?
(a) Mr. R.
(b) Mr. W.
(c) Mr. P.
(d) Mr. T.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?

2. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?

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

4. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

5. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

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