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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Trains.
(c) Horses.
(d) Steamboats.

4. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?
(a) Pollution.
(b) More bridges.
(c) Levees.
(d) The Mississippi was made straighter.

5. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) The teachers were not helpful.
(b) It was easy.
(c) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(d) The mandatory exam was open book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

3. Why did Twain think the New Orleans graveyard to be dangerous?

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

5. What was the due of the pilot's association?

(see the answer key)

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