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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the man in competition with Twain for a girl?
(a) Stan.
(b) Harry.
(c) Tom.
(d) Tim.

3. Who helped complete the pilot's association monopoly?
(a) The press.
(b) Captains and owners.
(c) Peer pressure.
(d) Politicians.

4. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his own judgment.
(b) Made him question his friends.
(c) Made him question his eye sight.
(d) Made him question his training.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?

2. Where was the man who tried to teach Twain a lesson from Chapter 30?

3. What was the name of the gang in Chapter 29?

4. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

5. What did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain do after the war according to Chapter 21?

2. How was the the pilot's association treated based on Chapter 15?

3. What silly game was Twain playing in Chapter 24?

4. What island was Twain happy to see in Chapter 25?

5. What does Twain trace back to French settlements in Chapter 23?

6. What did the Indians tell the explorers according to Chapter 2?

7. What did Twain remark about life after the war of 1812 in Chapter 27?

8. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

9. What did Twain say in Chapter 28 about the romance of the river?

10. What was Murel's gang according to Chapter 29?

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