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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

2. What was stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?
(a) Ghost ships.
(b) Fisheries.
(c) Aligators.
(d) Lost towns.

3. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?
(a) 2,300 miles.
(b) 300 miles.
(c) 750 miles.
(d) 1,300 miles.

4. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?
(a) 130 years.
(b) 210 years.
(c) 150 years.
(d) 90 years.

5. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1822.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1812.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?

5. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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