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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. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?
(a) As the freeest men on the boat.
(b) As prisoners to the boat owners.
(c) As the freest men in America.
(d) As prisoners to the Union.

2. What did the gang in Chapter 29 steal?
(a) Horses.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Slaves.

3. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 595 miles.
(b) 235 miles.
(c) 975 miles.
(d) 675 miles.

4. How long were steamboat pilots shifts?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

5. What did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?
(a) Read the river.
(b) Go straight and never deviate.
(c) Follow buoys.
(d) Follow maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Twain try to go to from Cincinnati?

2. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?

3. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?

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

5. What was special about the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

2. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

3. What qualities does a good pilot need based on Chapter 13?

4. What did Twain note about changes in the river in Chapter 17?

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

6. What Twain explain about his early attempts to work on a steamboat according to Chapter 4?

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

8. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

9. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

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

(see the answer keys)

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