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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 happened to Napoleon?

2. What did Uncle Remus look lie?

3. How many lines did Twain's acquaintance have in the play he acted in?

4. What did the men on Twain's boat think of him wanting to disembark at Napoleon in Chapter 32?

5. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

2. About how many people died in Vicksburg because of the war according to Chapter 35?

3. How did Twain compare steamboats to houses in Chapter 38?

4. What did Twain learn about other people's opinions about him in Chapter 53?

5. What characteristics did Uncle Remus have based on Chapter 47?

6. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

7. What anecdote did a professor tell to Twain Chapter 36?

8. Who was Ritter and what did he do in Chapter 31?

9. What did Twain explain about his pen name in Chapter 50?

10. What did Twain write about regarding Baton Rouge in Chapter 40?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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