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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 the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Go straight and never deviate.
(b) Follow buoys.
(c) Follow maps.
(d) Read the river.

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

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

4. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?
(a) de Vama.
(b) DiMaggio.
(c) Cortez.
(d) DeSoto.

5. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?
(a) As prisoners to the Union.
(b) As prisoners to the boat owners.
(c) As the freeest men on the boat.
(d) As the freest men in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?

2. What was the due of the pilot's association?

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. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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