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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?
(a) New Berlin.
(b) New Madrid.
(c) New Paris.
(d) New Grinwitch.

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

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

5. Where was Twain's brother hospitalized?
(a) Memphis
(b) New York.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) New Orleans.

6. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) De La Villa.
(b) La Grange.
(c) La Salle.
(d) La Rosa.

7. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?
(a) Smaller boating companies.
(b) Government boats.
(c) The steamboat captains.
(d) Local residents.

8. 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 had no opinion on it.
(c) He questioned the claim.
(d) He supported it.

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

10. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?
(a) To the ocean losing its mystery to sea captains.
(b) To the food losing their mystery to farmers.
(c) To the human body losing its mystery for doctors.
(d) To gravity losing its mystery for an aviator.

11. What did Twain do to follow his dream?
(a) He joined the army.
(b) He studied mechanical engineering.
(c) He ran away.
(d) He went to Europe.

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

13. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?
(a) Go repair their boat.
(b) Try to board the larger steamboats.
(c) Try to pay more attention.
(d) Sue for damages.

14. What did Twain discover after talking with the pilot in Chapter 24?
(a) That they knew each other.
(b) That Twain was a better pilot.
(c) That the pilot was unexperienced.
(d) That they were both journalists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?

2. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?

3. What was the nickname of the trainees on Twain's new boat in Chapter 18?

4. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?

5. What trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?

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