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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the Mississippi River according to Chapter 1?
(a) 300 miles.
(b) 750 miles.
(c) 1,300 miles.
(d) 2,300 miles.

2. Who proved that the Mississippi emptied in the Gulf of Mexico?
(a) La Salle.
(b) La Rosa.
(c) La Grange.
(d) De La Villa.

3. What did Twain discover after talking with the pilot in Chapter 24?
(a) That Twain was a better pilot.
(b) That the pilot was unexperienced.
(c) That they knew each other.
(d) That they were both journalists.

4. How long would the Mississippi be if it was in a straight line?
(a) 675 miles.
(b) 595 miles.
(c) 235 miles.
(d) 975 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think he would do using a steamboat according to Chapter 5?

2. What war did Twain mention in Chapter 27?

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

4. What did Twain compare pilot's loss of romance toward the Mississippi to?

5. What is Chapter 11 about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Captain secretly proud of in Chapter 19?

2. What does Twain note about captains and owners?

3. What does Twain paint a picture of in Chapter 4?

4. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

5. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

6. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

7. What did Twain say in Chapter 28 about the romance of the river?

8. Why would W have killed Twain in Chapter 8?

9. What was Murel's gang according to Chapter 29?

10. What does Twain realize about what he has to learn in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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