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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 was Twain's first reaction to the letter?
(a) He was interested.
(b) He was disinterested.
(c) He was moved.
(d) He was laughing.

2. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?
(a) The mecanic.
(b) The night watchman.
(c) The pilot.
(d) The captain.

3. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Graming.
(b) Sounding.
(c) Orming.
(d) Roaming.

4. What historical period did the south romanticize according to Twain?
(a) The Middle Ages.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Roman Empire.
(d) The French revolution.

5. What did Twain discover after talking with the pilot in Chapter 24?
(a) That they were both journalists.
(b) That the pilot was unexperienced.
(c) That they knew each other.
(d) That Twain was a better pilot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the pilot find to be a silly game?

3. What was the due of the pilot's association?

4. Where was Twain traveling to in Chapter 52?

5. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?

(see the answer key)

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