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

2. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?
(a) The British.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The Spaniards.
(d) The French.

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

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

5. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?
(a) Quick reflexes.
(b) Memory.
(c) Attention.
(d) Patiences.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?

4. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?

5. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

(see the answer key)

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