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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 has been Napoleon before its destruction?
(a) A coop.
(b) A stable.
(c) A shop.
(d) A hospital.

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

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

4. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 595 miles.
(b) 975 miles.
(c) 675 miles.
(d) 235 miles.

5. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?

2. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?

3. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

4. Why did Twain's friend not like epidemics?

5. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

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