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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A barge.
(c) An island.
(d) A port.

2. What is a bluff reef?
(a) A reef composed of wood.
(b) A small inconsequential reef.
(c) A sunken boat.
(d) A reef hidden under the water.

3. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?
(a) 210 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 130 years.
(d) 90 years.

4. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?
(a) Nuns.
(b) Tourists.
(c) Pilots.
(d) Soldiers.

5. What city marked one of the strongest changes in traits and speeches, according to Chapter 22?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Bayou.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Saint Louis.

6. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?
(a) Towns between St. Louis and New Orleans.
(b) Towns between Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.
(c) Towns between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
(d) Towns between St. Louis and Baton Rouge.

7. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?
(a) Mrs. Ruppert.
(b) Mrs. Troll.
(c) Mrs. Ruth.
(d) Mrs. Trollope.

8. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?
(a) About the river.
(b) About trains.
(c) About boats.
(d) About writing.

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

10. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?
(a) The British.
(b) The Spaniards.
(c) The French.
(d) The Indians.

11. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his eye sight.
(b) Made him question his training.
(c) Made him question his own judgment.
(d) Made him question his friends.

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

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

14. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?
(a) The press.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Captains and owners.
(d) Peer pressure.

15. What was the due of the pilot's association?
(a) $50 plus 10%.
(b) $50 plus 5%.
(c) $200 plus 5%.
(d) $200 plus 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?

2. What did the pilot of the boat in Chapter 19 chase Twain's brother with?

3. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?

4. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?

5. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

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