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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 was Twain considered to be in his home town, according to Chapter 53?

2. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?

3. What manufacturing city did Twain describe in Chapter 39?

4. What was the only thing left of Napoleon?

5. What happened to Napoleon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What benefited laborers and plantation owners alike in Chapter 33?

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

3. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

4. What did the homeless man do in Chapter 56?

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

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

7. What did Twain write about the graveyards in New Orleans based on Chapter 42?

8. What did Twain say about his encounter with a friend who was an undertaker according to Chapter 43?

9. What did Twain remark about cities and towns along the Upper Mississippi in Chapter 58?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Choose one acquaintance whom Twain runs into during his travels and examine the significance of the story or person.

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