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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 towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?
(a) Towns between St. Louis and New Orleans.
(b) Towns between St. Louis and Baton Rouge.
(c) Towns between Minneapolis and Baton Rouge.
(d) Towns between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

2. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Graming.
(b) Roaming.
(c) Sounding.
(d) Orming.

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

4. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) To read maps.
(b) How high the river was at any given time.
(c) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.
(d) To follow the light on the shore.

5. How much money did the measures discussed by Twain in Chapter 28 save per load of cargo?
(a) $162,000
(b) $16,000
(c) $12,000
(d) $62,000

Short Answer Questions

1. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

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

3. Who borrowed money from everyone in Chapter 17?

4. What part of the river did Twain write about in Chapter 25?

5. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

2. What does Twain paint a picture of in Chapter 4?

3. Why would W have killed Twain in Chapter 8?

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

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

6. What two types of people did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

7. What was sounding according to Twain in Chapter 12?

8. Who was Stephen?

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

10. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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