Selection Test Review

According to Life on the Mississippi, how does the town change when the steamboats arrive?

• goes from fairly busy to very busy in ten minutes

• goes from sleepy to frantically busy for a short time

• goes from sleepy to calmly efficient for a couple of hours

What does the Mississippi River represent to Twain as a boy?

• destructive force

• wonder of nature

• pathway to adventure

Why are the boys fascinated with the steamboat?

• it's a marvel of modern technology

• it is connected with stories of shady dealings

• it is connected to the world outside Hannibal

What is Twain's main impression of the steamboat?

• splendor and boldness

• efficient sturdiness

• grace and calm

What is the main character flaw Twain has as a boy?

• dishonesty

• laziness

• envy

Using words like majestic, magnificent; still, brilliant and lonely to describe the river gives the feeling that the river is...

• cheerful and bright

• beautiful and profound

• turbulent and dark

'The day was glorious with expectancy; after... the day was dead and empty thing' implies the town, Hannibal, reacts to the arrival of the steamboat with...

• brief annoyance

• great excitement

• shock and anger

"Cabin boy... my comrade could see me" & 'Being a deckhand... was particularly conspicuous' implies he wanted these jobs because...

• they were the easiest

• they were open to young boys

• they were visible to the people on shore

What is Twain's point of view on life in a small town along the Mississippi River?

• less dangerous and frightening than work on a steamboat

• offers opportunity and adventure on land and the river

• dull and unexciting compared to working on a steamboat