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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 causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?
(a) A trunk.
(b) An alligator.
(c) Rain.
(d) Wind.

2. What part of the river did Twain write about in Chapter 25?
(a) Islands.
(b) Harbors.
(c) Bridges.
(d) The shores.

3. Where did Marquette come from when he explored the Mississippi junction in Chapter 2?
(a) New York.
(b) England.
(c) Wisconsin
(d) Mexico.

4. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?
(a) The oldest creditor to the earlier one.
(b) The earlier creditor to the older one.
(c) Alphabetically.
(d) First come first serve.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?

3. How was the pilot able to get a raise in Chapter 14?

4. Why was Twain on a different boat than the one he started he training on in Chapter 18?

5. What did Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

4. What did Twain note about Stephen in Chapter 14?

5. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

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

7. Who was Stephen?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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