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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Twain on a different boat than the one he started he training on in Chapter 18?
(a) He was fired.
(b) He was loaned out.
(c) He resigned form the other boat.
(d) He was writing an article.

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

3. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?
(a) An amazing piece of piloting.
(b) The trip of a family en route for New Orleans.
(c) How cargo wasunloaded.
(d) His fear of piloting alone.

4. How much money did the measures discussed by Twain in Chapter 28 save per load of cargo?
(a) $12,000
(b) $16,000
(c) $62,000
(d) $162,000

5. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Paris.
(c) Granada.
(d) Lisbon.

6. What special event did Twain describe in Chapter 16?
(a) Steamboat decomission.
(b) Steamboat races.
(c) Steamboat galas.
(d) Steamboat poker tournaments.

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

8. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Robert.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mark.

9. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?
(a) The man killed his wife on accident.
(b) The woman killed her husband on accident.
(c) They both died.
(d) They both survived.

10. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) First come first serve.
(c) The earlier creditor to the older one.
(d) The oldest creditor to the earlier one.

11. What changed Twain's life in Chapter 21?
(a) Peace.
(b) The train.
(c) His marriage.
(d) War.

12. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

13. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?
(a) An alligator.
(b) Rain.
(c) A trunk.
(d) Wind.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

2. What is Chapter 11 about?

3. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?

4. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?

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

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