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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 historical period did the south romanticize according to Twain?
(a) The Middle Ages.
(b) The French revolution.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Roman Empire.

2. What city did Twain write about in Chapter 40?
(a) Natchez.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Belleville.
(d) Baton Rouge.

3. What celebration did Twain write about in Chapter 46?
(a) Mardi Gras.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

4. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?
(a) They were taken over by the Union Army.
(b) They stayed the same.
(c) They were cleaner than he remembered.
(d) They changed.

5. How many died in the battlefield described in Chapter 34?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 17,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 15,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Twain traveling to in Chapter 52?

2. What was the job of Twain's friend in Chapter 31?

3. What saint did Twain mention in Chapter 42?

4. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?

5. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain say about his encounter with a friend who was an undertaker according to Chapter 43?

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

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

4. What did Twain write about St. Anne?

5. Who was Ritter and what did he do in Chapter 31?

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

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

8. What anecdote did a professor tell to Twain Chapter 36?

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

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

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