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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 did the steamboat pilots have to do to navigate the Mississippi according to Chapter 9?

2. What did the pilot in Chapter 26 transport during the Civil War?

3. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?

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

5. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

3. What catastrophe was described in Chapter 20?

4. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

5. How was the the pilot's association treated based on Chapter 15?

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

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

8. Who was Stephen?

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

10. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the men described in "Life on the Mississippi" and compare them, finding similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role Mr. Bixby had in the life of Mark Twain and compare his role with that of another captain introduced by Twain.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the Murel gang with Jesse James and determine how these groups affected people in the south.

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