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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain's friend pretend to be to befriend the soldiers in Chapter 31?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A fortune teller.
(c) A barber.
(d) A fellow soldier.

2. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?
(a) Captain Sellers.
(b) Captain Marks.
(c) Captain Roberts.
(d) Captain Stephen.

3. What did Twain find disgusting in Chapter 45?
(a) Shore fishing.
(b) Barbecuing.
(c) Alligator hunting.
(d) Cock fights.

4. Why did the man and the woman in Chapter 49 marry?
(a) Because he was going to war.
(b) Because they thought they would inherit some money.
(c) Because they wanted to anger their parents.
(d) Because they loved each other.

5. What hero pilot ended up disabled?
(a) Bixby.
(b) Robert.
(c) Richie.
(d) Stephen.

6. How many lines did Twain's acquaintance have in the play he acted in?
(a) 135.
(b) Everything.
(c) None.
(d) 10

7. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?
(a) That he killed many people.
(b) That he was not Christian.
(c) That he built a church by himself.
(d) That he was a soldier.

8. When would Twain usually de-boat?
(a) Noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

9. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Grain transports.
(b) Steamboat poker tournaments.
(c) Steamboat bars.
(d) Passenger transport.

10. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(b) Oil and wine.
(c) Ice and cannon powder.
(d) Cannons.

11. How much money did Twain's friend leave after his death?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $10,000.

12. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?
(a) Ports on the Mississippi.
(b) The Upper Mississippi.
(c) The lower Mississippi.
(d) The new type of fuels used in steamboats.

13. What saint did Twain mention in Chapter 42?
(a) Saint Margaret.
(b) Saint Catherine.
(c) Saint Sophie.
(d) Saint Anne.

14. What city did Twain write about in Chapter 40?
(a) Natchez.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Belleville.
(d) Baton Rouge.

15. What was the only thing left of Napoleon?
(a) A chimney.
(b) The roof.
(c) A door.
(d) The foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?

2. What was Twain's friend's name in Chapter 31?

3. Why did the gambler make it big?

4. What town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?

5. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?

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