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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 people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?
(a) It would be easy.
(b) It would take several hours.
(c) It would be hard, but possible.
(d) It would fail.

2. What did Twain do to follow his dream?
(a) He went to Europe.
(b) He studied mechanical engineering.
(c) He joined the army.
(d) He ran away.

3. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) To follow the light on the shore.
(b) How high the river was at any given time.
(c) To read maps.
(d) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.

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

5. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Steamboats.
(c) Trains.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?

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

3. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?

4. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?

5. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?

(see the answer key)

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