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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?
(a) People found it refreshing.
(b) People found it relaxing and quiet.
(c) People found it scary and exiting.
(d) People found it savage, lonely and desolate.

2. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?
(a) First come first serve.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) The earlier creditor to the older one.
(d) The oldest creditor to the earlier one.

3. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?
(a) He was wealthy.
(b) He married the town's prettiest girl.
(c) He was a better writer than him.
(d) He went to work on steamboats.

4. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?
(a) An amazing piece of piloting.
(b) How cargo wasunloaded.
(c) The trip of a family en route for New Orleans.
(d) His fear of piloting alone.

5. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?
(a) Mrs. Ruth.
(b) Mrs. Trollope.
(c) Mrs. Ruppert.
(d) Mrs. Troll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?

3. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?

4. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?

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

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