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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. Who told Marquette that the Mississippi was dangerous?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The French.
(c) The British.
(d) The Spaniards.

2. Why did the pilot of the boat where Twain was on in Chapter 19 get in trouble?
(a) He did not navigate a turn the proper way.
(b) For not stopping at a specific point.
(c) He refused to slow down.
(d) He tried to hit Twain.

3. How did Twain see steamboat pilots in Chapter 14?
(a) As prisoners to the Union.
(b) As the freest men in America.
(c) As prisoners to the boat owners.
(d) As the freeest men on the boat.

4. Who did Twain befriend on the steamboat from Cincinnati?
(a) The pilot.
(b) The captain.
(c) The mecanic.
(d) The night watchman.

5. How did the man in Chapter 17 say he would repay his debts?
(a) Alphabetically.
(b) The earlier creditor to the older one.
(c) First come first serve.
(d) The oldest creditor to the earlier one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Twain on a different boat than the one he started he training on in Chapter 18?

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

3. What would smaller ships do after bumping into larger steamboats?

4. What was the name of the town from which the two feuding families were from?

5. What did Twain become after his career as a pilot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain note about Stephen in Chapter 14?

2. What did Twain note about changes in the river in Chapter 17?

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

4. What was the bluff reef in Chapter 9?

5. What qualities does a good pilot need based on Chapter 13?

6. What did a pilot watch from the pilot cabin in Chapter 26?

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

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

9. Who is Bixby in Chapter 4?

10. How was the the pilot's association treated based on Chapter 15?

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