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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?
(a) He was asleep.
(b) It was a trainee.
(c) There was no pilots.
(d) It was Twain himself.

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

3. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(b) The mandatory exam was open book.
(c) It was easy.
(d) The teachers were not helpful.

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

5. What was the name of Brown's ship according to Chapter 20?
(a) The Gold Rush.
(b) The Little Man.
(c) The Wisconsin.
(d) The Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?

2. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?

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

4. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?

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

(see the answer key)

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