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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?
(a) England.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Wisconsin
(d) New York.

4. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?
(a) It was a trainee.
(b) He was asleep.
(c) It was Twain himself.
(d) There was no pilots.

5. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 1,300 miles.
(c) 2,300 miles.
(d) 750 miles.

6. How did the man in competition with Twain for a girl became a hero to her?
(a) He offered her a horse.
(b) He bought her a ring.
(c) He almost died.
(d) He joined the army.

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

8. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?
(a) Salsburg.
(b) Salem.
(c) Montrouse.
(d) Compromise.

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

10. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?
(a) Its access to the river was blocked.
(b) The town burned to the ground.
(c) The town doubled in size.
(d) The town was deserted.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Twain's brother's name according to Chapter 19?

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

3. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?

4. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?

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

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