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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 stories did the pilot in Chapter 24 tell Twain?

2. Where was Twain's brother hospitalized?

3. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?

4. What was the due of the pilot's association?

5. What did Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What silly game was Twain playing in Chapter 24?

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

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

4. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

5. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

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

7. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

8. What does Twain paint a picture of in Chapter 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the process of preparing bodies during Twain's life, and why he would find graveyards both beautiful and dangerous.

Essay Topic 2

Research the history of architecture in the south, including the common styles and discuss Twain's writing on architecture in Baton Rouge.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the impact of Mardi Gras and people like Sir Walter Scott had on the south.

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