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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 trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?
(a) Bixby.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Brown.
(d) Robert.

2. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?
(a) Lanterns.
(b) Lookouts.
(c) Guard rails.
(d) Two bridge officers.

3. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?
(a) Small boats.
(b) Buoy.
(c) Long ropes from the shore.
(d) Steel lines.

4. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?
(a) DiMaggio.
(b) DeSoto.
(c) de Vama.
(d) Cortez.

5. How did the men treat Huck after finding him?
(a) Without mercy.
(b) Rough, but good natured.
(c) With respect.
(d) Harshly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?

2. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?

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

4. What was stuck in closed off elbows in Twain's stories in Chapter 17?

5. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?

(see the answer key)

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