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

2. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Passenger transport.
(b) Steamboat poker tournaments.
(c) Steamboat bars.
(d) Grain transports.

3. What was Twain's friend's name in Chapter 31?
(a) Ritter.
(b) Supper.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Grum.

4. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?
(a) The Gold Dust.
(b) The Gold Rush.
(c) The Golden Bar.
(d) The Gold Nugget.

5. Who did Twain run into in Chapter 53?
(a) An old man.
(b) A fellow author.
(c) A wounded soldier.
(d) A young woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?

4. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?

5. What town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What improvement did Twain say improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?

3. What characteristics did Uncle Remus have based on Chapter 47?

4. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

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

6. Who and what did Twain write about Mardi Gras in Chapter 45?

7. Who did Twain think about when passing by Sunday School in Chapter 54?

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

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

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

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