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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?
(a) It was not seens by pilots.
(b) It was still present.
(c) It was ruined.
(d) It was felt by children only.

5. What part of the river did Twain write about in Chapter 25?
(a) Islands.
(b) Bridges.
(c) The shores.
(d) Harbors.

6. What did Twain promise his instructor?
(a) $50 out of his first wages.
(b) $800 out of his first wages.
(c) $500 out of his first wages.
(d) $250 out of his first wages.

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

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

9. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1822.
(d) 1812.

10. What stories did the pilot in Chapter 24 tell Twain?
(a) Pilot stories.
(b) Boat stories.
(c) War stories.
(d) Alligator stories.

11. What city was having cases of Yellow Death in Chapter 29?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Okampa.
(d) Baton Rouge.

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

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

14. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 595 miles.
(b) 235 miles.
(c) 675 miles.
(d) 975 miles.

15. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?
(a) Cars.
(b) Horses.
(c) Trains.
(d) Steamboats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?

2. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?

3. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?

4. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?

5. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?

(see the answer keys)

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