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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Pilots.
(c) Tourists.
(d) Nuns.

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

5. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?
(a) Towns between St. Louis and New Orleans.
(b) Towns between Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.
(c) Towns between St. Louis and Baton Rouge.
(d) Towns between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

2. What is a bluff reef?

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

4. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

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

(see the answer key)

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