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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 did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Steamboat poker tournaments.
(b) Passenger transport.
(c) Grain transports.
(d) Steamboat bars.

2. What did Twain think of the reason behind not allowing passengers to board the boats during the special events of Chapter 16?
(a) He questioned the claim.
(b) He had no opinion on it.
(c) He supported it.
(d) He produced charts to support it.

3. How much money did the measures discussed by Twain in Chapter 28 save per load of cargo?
(a) $16,000
(b) $162,000
(c) $12,000
(d) $62,000

4. What manufacturing city did Twain describe in Chapter 39?
(a) Rome.
(b) Louisville.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Natchez.

5. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Baked goods.
(d) Jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?

3. What did Twain compare steamboats to in Chapter 38?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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