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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. What did Twain find amazing about learning to navigate the Mississippi?
(a) The mandatory exam was open book.
(b) It was easy.
(c) It needed to be learned going up and downriver.
(d) The teachers were not helpful.

2. What special event did Twain describe in Chapter 16?
(a) Steamboat decomission.
(b) Steamboat races.
(c) Steamboat galas.
(d) Steamboat poker tournaments.

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

4. What was the name of the pilot in Twain's story in Chapter 14?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Mark.
(d) Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain think of the reason behind not allowing passengers to board the boats during the special events of Chapter 16?

3. What did Twain describe in Chapter 30?

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

5. What did Twain discover as he wanted to see one specific town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Stephen?

2. Who was Brown according to Chapter 18?

3. Who is Bixby in Chapter 4?

4. What did Twain remark about life after the war of 1812 in Chapter 27?

5. What did Bixby do that nobody thought was possible according to Chapter 7?

6. What did Twain illustrate in Chapter 3?

7. What two types of people did Twain describe in Chapter 11?

8. What Twain explain about his early attempts to work on a steamboat according to Chapter 4?

9. Why was Twain excited according to Chapter 16?

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

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