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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 the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?
(a) $350.
(b) $125.
(c) $250.
(d) $500.

2. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?
(a) Montrouse.
(b) Salsburg.
(c) Salem.
(d) Compromise.

3. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?
(a) The pilot.
(b) The captain.
(c) The mecanic.
(d) The night watchman.

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

5. What did Twain become towards the end of his pilot training?
(a) A lisenced pilot.
(b) Humble.
(c) Full of himself.
(d) Physically strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?

2. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?

3. What was Twain's brother's name according to Chapter 19?

4. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?

5. What did Twain describe in Chapter 30?

(see the answer key)

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