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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) How high the river was at any given time.
(b) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.
(c) To read maps.
(d) To follow the light on the shore.

4. Why was Twain jealous of the boy he knew in his town?
(a) He was wealthy.
(b) He married the town's prettiest girl.
(c) He was a better writer than him.
(d) He went to work on steamboats.

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

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

7. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?
(a) Guard rails.
(b) Lanterns.
(c) Two bridge officers.
(d) Lookouts.

8. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?
(a) British settlements.
(b) French settlements.
(c) Native American settlements.
(d) Dutch settlements.

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

10. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A reporter.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A boat captain.
(d) A novelist.

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

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

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

14. What was the name of the gang in Chapter 29?
(a) Rupper's gang.
(b) Green's gang.
(c) Liroy's gang.
(d) Murel's gang.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?

2. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?

3. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?

4. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?

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

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