Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

7th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Cub Pilot on the Mississippi

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Twain's friend George Ritchie like to do in "Cub Pilot on the Mississippi"?
tease Twain about Brown 
eat meals with Brown

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Twain tries to hold his temper when Brown gets angry. What does this describe? 
Twain's internal conflict 
Brown's internal conflict

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Brown command Twain to "round the boat to"? 
Brown wants Twain to fail so he can yell at him.
Brown has forgotten how to do it himself.

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