Cub Pilot On The Mississippi

What was the name of the boat?

• Pontotoc

• Pittsburg

• Phillipsburg

• Pennsylvania

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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

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

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

• Forgetful

• Kindhearted

• Snobby

• Rude

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

• Sadness

• Awkwardness

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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

• Twain thinks Brown is a bully

• Twain wants nothing to do with Brown

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Eat meals with Twain

• Eat meals with Brown

• Tease Twain about Brown

• A & C

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Which sentence best describes how the captain treats Twain after Twain's attack on Brown?

• The captain supports Twain

• The captain is angry with Twain

• The captain doesn't like Twain

• The captain doesn't want Twain to succeed

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

In "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi," why does Brown not hear Henry's shouted instruction to stop at the landing?

• He has fallen asleep at the wheel

• He is deaf

• He wasn't paying attention

• He was in the middle of having a conversation with somebody

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why does Brown command Twain to "round the boat to"?

• Brown wants Twain to succeed

• Brown has forgotten how to do it himself

• Brown wants Twain to fail so he can yell at him

• Brown want to teach Twain how to round the boat

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Twain find out about himself after the conflict with Brown?

• He finds out that he is above everyone else

• He finds out that he is reckless

• He finds out that he has courage

• He finds out that he is more important than Brown

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3