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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Bixby according to Chapter 6?
(a) An established pilot.
(b) An established captain.
(c) An established watchman.
(d) An established mechanic.

2. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?
(a) A train blew under him.
(b) A car blew under him.
(c) A horse threw him off.
(d) A boat blew under him.

3. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?
(a) Day.
(b) Night.
(c) Cloudy weather.
(d) Dawn.

4. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?
(a) As the freest men in America.
(b) As the freeest men on the boat.
(c) As prisoners to the Union.
(d) As prisoners to the boat owners.

5. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?
(a) Wisconsin
(b) Mexico.
(c) New York.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain miss, according to Chapter 44?

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

3. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?

4. What was the normal wage for a pilot in Twain's time?

5. What did the letter the man received in Chapter 52 say?

(see the answer key)

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