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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Twain's brother hospitalized?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Memphis
(d) Baton Rouge.

2. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1815.

3. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A boat captain.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A novelist.

4. What was Twain happy to see still being there in Chapter 25?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Baton Rouge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain discover after talking with the pilot in Chapter 24?

2. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

3. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?

4. Where was the man who tried to teach Twain a lesson from Chapter 30?

5. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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