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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 would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?
(a) Try to pay more attention.
(b) Try to board the larger steamboats.
(c) Go repair their boat.
(d) Sue for damages.

2. What did Twain describe in Chapter 30?
(a) A sunrise on the river.
(b) His first novel.
(c) A sunset on the river.
(d) A boat exploding.

3. What city marked one of the strongest changes in traits and speeches, according to Chapter 22?
(a) Saint Louis.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Bayou.

4. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?
(a) Travel incognito.
(b) He tried to buy a boat.
(c) Smuggle liquor on the boat.
(d) Be hired as a ship mate.

5. What part of the river did Twain write about in Chapter 25?
(a) Harbors.
(b) Islands.
(c) Bridges.
(d) The shores.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?

2. What stories did the pilot in Chapter 24 tell Twain?

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

4. What choice did the captain of the steamboat in Chapter 19 choose at the end?

5. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

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