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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 45-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Twain have to learn besides the physical markers on the Mississippi?
(a) To read maps.
(b) How high the boat was to avoid bridges.
(c) To follow the light on the shore.
(d) How high the river was at any given time.

2. What did Twain say made the river even harder to navigate in Chapter 8?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Day.
(c) Cloudy weather.
(d) Night.

3. What did pilots use to perform the task described in Chapter 12?
(a) Buoy.
(b) Small boats.
(c) Long ropes from the shore.
(d) Steel lines.

4. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) Mr. Brown didn't exist.
(b) Mr. Brown refused to see him.
(c) He didn't understand Mr. Brown.
(d) He could not see Mr. Brown.

5. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?
(a) He found them too small.
(b) He found them beautiful.
(c) He found them too large.
(d) He found them dirty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?

3. What did Twain's friend pretend to be to befriend the soldiers in Chapter 31?

4. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?

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

(see the answer key)

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