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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Twain think of the reason behind not allowing passengers to board the boats during the special events of Chapter 16?
(a) He questioned the claim.
(b) He had no opinion on it.
(c) He supported it.
(d) He produced charts to support it.

4. What trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?
(a) Robert.
(b) Brown.
(c) Bixby.
(d) Stephen.

5. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) It was easy.
(b) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(c) The teachers were not helpful.
(d) The mandatory exam was open book.

6. Why did the pilot of the boat where Twain was on in Chapter 19 get in trouble?
(a) He did not navigate a turn the proper way.
(b) For not stopping at a specific point.
(c) He tried to hit Twain.
(d) He refused to slow down.

7. What was the name of Brown's ship according to Chapter 20?
(a) The Little Man.
(b) The Gold Rush.
(c) The Wisconsin.
(d) The Pennsylvania.

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

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

10. What is Chapter 11 about?
(a) Bridge construction.
(b) Navigating difficult pieces of the river.
(c) Navigating smaller parts of the Mississippi.
(d) Boat construction.

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

12. What was Twain happy to see still being there in Chapter 25?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cairo.

13. What was the nickname of the trainees on Twain's new boat in Chapter 18?
(a) Baby.
(b) Cub.
(c) Kid.
(d) Pup.

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

15. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Mark.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?

2. What was the name of the gang in Chapter 29?

3. What city was having cases of Yellow Death in Chapter 29?

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

5. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?

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