Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

What does this passage tell you about how young Twain feels about Brown?
He was a middle-aged, long, slim, bony, smooth-shaven, horsefaced, ignorant, stingy, malicious, snarling, fault-hunting, mote-magnifying tyrant. 

• Twain dislikes Brown intensely.
• Twain respects Brown in spite of his flaws.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do you predict is the possibility of Twain and Brown ever getting along, based on Twain's first experiences with the pilot?

• Twain and Brown will find a lot to talk about.
• Twain and Brown will never get along well.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is Twain feeling in this line from "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi"? 
As soon as I could get my voice I said apologetically, "I have had no orders, sir."

• discomfort 
• anger

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi," George Ealer, Ritchie's boss, is the opposite of Brown. Which word describes George Ealer? 

• forgetful 
• kindhearted 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What does Twain's friend George Ritchie like to do in "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi"?

• tease Twain about Brown 
• eat meals with Brown

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What was the name of the boat?

• Pennsylvania

• Pittsburg

• Phillipsburg

• Pontotoc

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who is the "I" in the story?

• Mark Twain

• Mark Brown

• George Brown

• George Ealer

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6