View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after the first settler saw the Mississippi did the following settler see the river?

3. What towns did Twain write about in Chapter 23?

4. What woman did Twain borrow accounts from in Chapter 29?

5. Why was the Mississippi River attractive for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Murel's gang according to Chapter 29?

2. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

3. What did Twain say in Chapter 28 about the romance of the river?

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

5. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

6. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

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

8. What horrific story does Twain describe in Chapter 30?

9. What did Twain do after the war according to Chapter 21?

10. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the title "A Question of Law", and whether Twain was responsible for the death of the homeless man.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of the pilot's association, and determine why it was important for those who worked on the Mississippi and its benefits and drawbacks.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of Ritter in Twain's life and his reasons for providing money to the first man's child.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 548 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample