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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. Where did Twain try to go to from Cincinnati?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Saint Louis.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Paris.

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

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

4. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?
(a) Run a flourishing trading business.
(b) Try to cross the Atlantic.
(c) Explore the Amazon.
(d) Explore the Mississippi.

5. What did Twain trace back the towns in Chapter 23 to?
(a) Native American settlements.
(b) British settlements.
(c) Dutch settlements.
(d) French settlements.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the due of the pilot's association?

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

3. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?

4. What did Bixby have to pilot the boat around in Chapter 7?

5. How did Twain name the pilot who came to take his shift after Bixby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 would W have killed Twain in Chapter 8?

5. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

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

7. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

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

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

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

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