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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was causing the impression of a bluff reef in Chapter 9?
(a) Rain.
(b) An alligator.
(c) Wind.
(d) A trunk.

2. What did the other pilots on Twain's boat do to him toward the end of his training?
(a) Made him question his friends.
(b) Made him question his eye sight.
(c) Made him question his training.
(d) Made him question his own judgment.

3. What did the pilot of the boat in Chapter 19 chase Twain's brother with?
(a) A wet towel.
(b) A piece of wood.
(c) A steel bar.
(d) Coal.

4. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?
(a) Its access to the river was blocked.
(b) The town was deserted.
(c) The town doubled in size.
(d) The town burned to the ground.

5. What did Huckleberry Finn do in Chapter 3?
(a) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi talked.
(b) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi treated slaves.
(c) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi lived.
(d) Illustrated how men on the Mississipi traveled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?

2. What city marked one of the strongest changes in traits and speeches, according to Chapter 22?

3. Who did Twain recall the stories of in Chapter 27?

4. How did the story of the man who tried to rescue his wife during a steamboat accident end?

5. Who was doing the depth measurement according to Chapter 28?

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