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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 Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(b) The teachers were not helpful.
(c) The mandatory exam was open book.
(d) It was easy.

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

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

4. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?
(a) The captain.
(b) The mecanic.
(c) The night watchman.
(d) The pilot.

5. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?
(a) 1542.
(b) 1552.
(c) 1562.
(d) 1572.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?

3. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?

4. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

5. How did the men treat Huck after finding him?

(see the answer key)

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