Cub Pilot on the Mississippi - Twain

Question 1

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Answer 1

• Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
• was steamboat pilot until civil war
• famous for stories like Tom Sawyer
• wrote of adventures-Life on the Missisippi-his autobiography

Question 2

vocabulary

Answer 2

• transient-adj.-brief, passing, temporary
• conspicuous-adj.-eye-catching, noticeable
• trivial-adj.-insignificant, small, petty
• furtive-adj.-sly, stealthy, secretive
• intimation-n.-hint, indication, inkling