
from "Life on the Mississippi" (My Perspectives )(Spring 2023)
Authored by Elmorris Hopkins
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Life on the Mississippi was written by . . .
Mark Twain
O' Henry
Edgar Allan Poe
Booker T. Washington
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The boys in the story have ambition. "Ambition" means . . .
a strong desire to succeed
short-lived
easy to notice
covered in gold
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The boys' greatest ambition is to be a . . .
steamboatman
clown
pirate
cowboy
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mark Twain said, "We had transient ambitions of other sorts, but they were only transient. What does "transient" mean?
short-lived
long-lived
easily noticed
a strong desire to succeed.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the story, what brings life to Hannibal, Missouri?
the "arrival" of the steamboat
the homecoming parade.
the "arrival" of the circus
the Friday Football games at the local high school
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You can infer that when Mark Twain says "the fragrant town drunkard" that "fragrant" hear means . . .
a pleasant smell
an unpleasant smell
a "smokey" smell
a "greasy" smell
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Twain writes, "the boat is rather a handsome sight", he is using what literary device . . .
personification
pun
flashback
onomatopoeia
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