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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What changed Twain's life in Chapter 21?
(a) Peace.
(b) War.
(c) The train.
(d) His marriage.

8. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?
(a) People found it scary and exiting.
(b) People found it refreshing.
(c) People found it savage, lonely and desolate.
(d) People found it relaxing and quiet.

9. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?
(a) Civilians.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Food.
(d) Weapons.

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

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

12. Where was the man who tried to teach Twain a lesson from Chapter 30?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Indiana.

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

14. 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.

15. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?
(a) The Mississippi was made straighter.
(b) Pollution.
(c) More bridges.
(d) Levees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?

3. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?

4. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?

5. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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