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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 changed on the Mississippi during Twain's time according to Chapter 17?
(a) The Mississippi was made straighter.
(b) More bridges.
(c) Levees.
(d) Pollution.

2. What task does Twain describe in Chapter 12?
(a) Graming.
(b) Roaming.
(c) Sounding.
(d) Orming.

3. Who had to stay awake for the whole trip, according to Twain in Chapter 28?
(a) The passengers.
(b) The boat owners.
(c) The pilots.
(d) The captain.

4. What was the main quality good pilots needed to have according to Twain in Chapter 13?
(a) Patiences.
(b) Memory.
(c) Quick reflexes.
(d) Attention.

5. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?
(a) A boat captain.
(b) A novelist.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was having cases of Yellow Death in Chapter 29?

2. How long did Twain stay with his brother before his death?

3. How much money did the measures discussed by Twain in Chapter 28 save per load of cargo?

4. What was the due of the pilot's association?

5. What was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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