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

2. What did Twain describe in Chapter 30?
(a) A sunrise on the river.
(b) A boat exploding.
(c) A sunset on the river.
(d) His first novel.

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

4. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?
(a) 130 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 210 years.
(d) 90 years.

5. What did Twain think of the reason behind not allowing passengers to board the boats during the special events of Chapter 16?
(a) He had no opinion on it.
(b) He questioned the claim.
(c) He produced charts to support it.
(d) He supported it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?

2. What did Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?

3. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?

4. How did the man in competition with Twain for a girl became a hero to her?

5. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

5. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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