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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?

2. Why did the man with the same pseudonym hate Twain?

3. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?

4. What was the job of Twain's friend in Chapter 31?

5. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain compare steamboats to houses in Chapter 38?

2. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

3. Who was Ritter and what did he do in Chapter 31?

4. What was the manufacturing city, Natchez, like as described in Chapter 39?

5. What did Twain write about the graveyards in New Orleans based on Chapter 42?

6. What anecdote did a professor tell to Twain Chapter 36?

7. What acquaintance did Twain run into when they went to Saint Louis in Chapter 51?

8. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

9. What did Twain write about St. Anne?

10. What did Twain write about regarding Baton Rouge in Chapter 40?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the methods used in training cub pilots and in navigating the river, and determine how effective these methods were during the 1800's.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of Ritter in Twain's life and his reasons for providing money to the first man's child.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of a memoir and write about what it means to write in this genre, including benefits and drawbacks.

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