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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 town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?

2. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?

3. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?

4. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?

5. What did the Calhoun Line Company decide to sell in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Twain write about St. Anne?

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

4. What did Twain write about Southern speech in Chapter 44?

5. What improvement did Twain say improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?

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

7. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

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

9. What had become of many of the pilots Twain knew as a young man in Chapter 48?

10. What three Southern occupations did Twain describe in Chapter 45 and what was Twain's opinion on each?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the explosion of the Pennsylvania and other steamboats and examine common causes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship with Twain and his brother, Henry or the relationship between Twain and his family as a whole.

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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