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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 Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?
(a) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi lived.
(b) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi traveled.
(c) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi talked.
(d) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi treated slaves.

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

3. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?
(a) An established pilot.
(b) An established mechanic.
(c) An established watchman.
(d) An established captain.

4. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?
(a) A port.
(b) A barge.
(c) An island.
(d) A bridge.

5. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?
(a) Lanterns.
(b) Guard rails.
(c) Lookouts.
(d) Two bridge officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chapter 11 about?

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

3. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?

4. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?

5. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?

(see the answer key)

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