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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?
(a) A boat blew under him.
(b) A horse threw him off.
(c) A car blew under him.
(d) A train blew under him.

3. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) He didn't understand Mr. Brown.
(b) Mr. Brown refused to see him.
(c) Mr. Brown didn't exist.
(d) He could not see Mr. Brown.

4. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?
(a) They left him.
(b) They were arrested.
(c) They were murdered.
(d) They died in an accident.

5. What did the letter the man received in Chapter 52 say?
(a) That the writer found a new life with the army.
(b) That the writer found a new life with work.
(c) That the writer found a new life with God.
(d) That the writer found a new life with money.

6. Why did Twain think the New Orleans graveyard to be dangerous?
(a) Because of open graves.
(b) Because of the chemicals the dead bodies emitted.
(c) Because of alligators.
(d) Because of grave robbers.

7. What happened to Napoleon?
(a) It was moved.
(b) It burned to the ground.
(c) It was taken apart.
(d) It was remodeled.

8. What did Twain compare steamboats to in Chapter 38?
(a) An average hotel.
(b) An average fancy house.
(c) An average train.
(d) A large farm.

9. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?
(a) They were cleaner than he remembered.
(b) They were taken over by the Union Army.
(c) They stayed the same.
(d) They changed.

10. Why did the gambler make it big?
(a) The man he was gambling against accidentally dealt a fixed hand wrong.
(b) He found a winning lottery ticket.
(c) He counted cards.
(d) He discover his opponent's tell.

11. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?
(a) Fires.
(b) Floods.
(c) Riots.
(d) Sewer problems.

12. Where did Twain go in Chapter 53?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Port Hudson.
(c) Hannibal.
(d) Vicksburg.

13. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?
(a) He found them too large.
(b) He found them too small.
(c) He found them beautiful.
(d) He found them dirty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?

2. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?

3. What hero pilot ended up disabled?

4. What did Twain remember as he passed by Sunday school?

5. What did the Calhoun Line Company decide to sell in Chapter 33?

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