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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 southern occupation did Twain describe in Chapter 45?
(a) Politic talk.
(b) War talk.
(c) Economical tak.
(d) Peace talk.

2. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?
(a) Underground shelters.
(b) In refugee camps.
(c) Caves.
(d) In neighboring cities.

3. Where did Twain return to after finishing his trip, according to Chapter 60?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York

4. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?
(a) He found them beautiful.
(b) He found them too large.
(c) He found them too small.
(d) He found them dirty.

5. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?
(a) Make it look bad.
(b) Removed a spell from it.
(c) Cast a spell on it.
(d) Make it more appealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?

2. Why was Twain delighted concerning Bixby in Chapter 48?

3. What did Twain remember as he passed by Sunday school?

4. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?

5. What hero pilot ended up disabled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had become of many of the pilots Twain knew as a young man in Chapter 48?

2. What did Twain write about regarding Baton Rouge in Chapter 40?

3. What did the homeless man do in Chapter 56?

4. What did Twain write about Southern speech in Chapter 44?

5. What did Twain remark about cities and towns along the Upper Mississippi in Chapter 58?

6. What acquaintance did Twain run into when they went to Saint Louis in Chapter 51?

7. What happened to The Gold Dust in Chapter 37?

8. What did a former prison roommate write about in Chapter 52?

9. What did Twain learn about other people's opinions about him in Chapter 53?

10. What benefited laborers and plantation owners alike in Chapter 33?

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