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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Twain's friend not like epidemics?
(a) Nobody bought bakery goods.
(b) They were not as profitable as regular funerals.
(c) The dead were not bringing enough jewelry.
(d) There was a lot of crime.

2. What did Twain think of the correspondence of the man in Chapter 48?
(a) It was short.
(b) It was doubtful.
(c) It was believable.
(d) It was well written.

3. What did the men on Twain's boat think of him wanting to disembark at Napoleon in Chapter 32?
(a) They found it alarming.
(b) They found it pathetic.
(c) They found it hilarious.
(d) They found it sad.

4. What celebration did Twain write about in Chapter 46?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Mardi Gras.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

5. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) La Rosa.
(b) La Salle.
(c) De La Villa.
(d) La Grange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Twain delighted concerning Bixby in Chapter 48?

2. What happened to Napoleon?

3. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?

4. Why did the man and the woman in Chapter 49 marry?

5. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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