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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Mississippi first seen by a settler?

2. What trainer was hard on Twain in Chapter 18?

3. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

4. What did the man try to teach Twain about in Chapter 30?

5. What was important in Twain's early life according to Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

3. What was sounding according to Twain in Chapter 12?

4. What qualities does a good pilot need based on Chapter 13?

5. How does Mark Twain describe the river in Chapter 1?

6. Who is Bixby in Chapter 4?

7. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

8. What did a pilot watch from the pilot cabin in Chapter 26?

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

10. What Twain explain about his early attempts to work on a steamboat according to Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship with Twain and his brother, Henry or the relationship between Twain and his family as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Define a pen name and determine why pen names are used by authors today and in the past.

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