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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did Twain write about in Chapter 40?
(a) Belleville.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Natchez.

2. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Go straight and never deviate.
(b) Read the river.
(c) Follow maps.
(d) Follow buoys.

3. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?
(a) Dutch settlements.
(b) Native American settlements.
(c) French settlements.
(d) British settlements.

4. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) Mr. Brown refused to see him.
(b) He didn't understand Mr. Brown.
(c) Mr. Brown didn't exist.
(d) He could not see Mr. Brown.

5. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?
(a) By doing a "$175 job."
(b) By doing a "$125 job."
(c) By doing a "$60 job."
(d) By doing a "$250 job."

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?

2. Who did Twain hear about in Chapter 59?

3. What was the only thing left of Napoleon?

4. What did Twain say steamboats were vastly superior to in Chapter 38?

5. What trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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