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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 was required on boats at night according to Chapter 10?
(a) Two bridge officers.
(b) Guard rails.
(c) Lookouts.
(d) Lanterns.

2. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?
(a) He warned the only Lynch in town.
(b) He warned the local church.
(c) He asked to see the church pastor.
(d) He reported the man to the army.

3. Who was the first settler to see the Mississippi?
(a) Cortez.
(b) DeSoto.
(c) DiMaggio.
(d) de Vama.

4. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?
(a) The new type of fuels used in steamboats.
(b) The lower Mississippi.
(c) Ports on the Mississippi.
(d) The Upper Mississippi.

5. Why did Twain have to change a name as mentioned in Chapter 47?
(a) The name didn't reflect the content.
(b) The owner of the name brought a libel suit.
(c) The name was a mouthful.
(d) The name was too long for the cover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town was next to the area Twain wrote had been important to the Union in Chapter 26?

2. What location did Huck want to bring Jim to in Chapter 3?

3. What did the pilot of the boat in Chapter 19 chase Twain's brother with?

4. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?

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

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