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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. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?
(a) It would be easy.
(b) It would be hard, but possible.
(c) It would take several hours.
(d) It would fail.

2. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?
(a) The passengers.
(b) The captain.
(c) The boat owners.
(d) The pilots.

3. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?
(a) Mark.
(b) Robert.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Stephen.

4. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?
(a) Mrs. Ruth.
(b) Mrs. Ruppert.
(c) Mrs. Trollope.
(d) Mrs. Troll.

5. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?
(a) Harry.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think of the romance of the river in Chapter 28?

2. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

3. What did Twain try to do in Chapter 22, but failed?

4. What was Twain's brother's name according to Chapter 19?

5. How much money did the measures discussed by Twain in Chapter 28 save per load of cargo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

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

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

4. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

5. What does Twain realize about what he has to learn in Chapter 10?

6. What did Twain describe when he returned to the river in Chapter 22?

7. What was the Captain secretly proud of in Chapter 19?

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

9. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

10. How does Mark Twain describe the river in Chapter 1?

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