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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 the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Ice and cannon powder.
(d) Oil and wine.

2. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 5 days.

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

4. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?
(a) It would be easy.
(b) It would be hard, but possible.
(c) It would take several hours.
(d) It would fail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men on Twain's boat think of him wanting to disembark at Napoleon in Chapter 32?

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

3. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?

4. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

5. What is a bluff reef?

(see the answer key)

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