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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 were passengers not allowed on board during the special events in Chapter 16?
(a) So the boat would be ready to burn.
(b) So the boat would be lighter.
(c) So the boat would be safer.
(d) So the boat would be better looking.

2. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his eye sight.
(b) Made him question his friends.
(c) Made him question his training.
(d) Made him question his own judgment.

3. What was the due of the pilot's association?
(a) $50 plus 5%.
(b) $50 plus 10%.
(c) $200 plus 5%.
(d) $200 plus 10%.

4. What is Chapter 11 about?
(a) Boat construction.
(b) Navigating difficult pieces of the river.
(c) Navigating smaller parts of the Mississippi.
(d) Bridge construction.

5. What choice did the captain of the steamboat in Chapter 19 choose at the end?
(a) He didn't take sides.
(b) Brown over Twain.
(c) Twain over Brown.
(d) He fired Both Twain and Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

2. What did the pilot of the boat in Chapter 19 chase Twain's brother with?

3. What was the nickname of the trainees on Twain's new boat in Chapter 18?

4. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?

5. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?

(see the answer key)

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