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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. What choice did the captain of the steamboat in Chapter 19 choose at the end?

2. What did Twain do to follow his dream?

3. What did people think of Bixby's maneuver in Chapter 7?

4. What was the nickname of the trainees on Twain's new boat in Chapter 18?

5. What changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Twain trace back to French settlements in Chapter 23?

2. What did Twain remark about life after the war of 1812 in Chapter 27?

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

4. What did Twain describe when he returned to the river in Chapter 22?

5. What does Twain realize about what he has to learn in Chapter 10?

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

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

8. What did Bixby do that nobody thought was possible according to Chapter 7?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the methods used in training cub pilots and in navigating the river, and determine how effective these methods were during the 1800's.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that cotton played in the economy in the south, and the intended impact of the Calhoun Land Company.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an excerpt from "Huckleberry Finn" as referenced in Chapter 3, and discuss its significance in "Life on the Mississippi."

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