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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 is a bluff reef?

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

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

4. Why did the pilot of the boat where Twain was on in Chapter 19 get in trouble?

5. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What island was Twain happy to see in Chapter 25?

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

5. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

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

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

8. Who is Bixby in Chapter 4?

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

10. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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