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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the letter the man received in Chapter 52 say?
(a) That the writer found a new life with money.
(b) That the writer found a new life with God.
(c) That the writer found a new life with the army.
(d) That the writer found a new life with work.

2. Where was Twain at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Saint Louis.
(d) Memphis.

3. What did Twain say steamboats were vastly superior to in Chapter 38?
(a) Caves.
(b) Stone buildings.
(c) The loveliest houses from twenty years ago.
(d) Wood buildings.

4. What celebration did Twain write about in Chapter 46?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Mardi Gras.
(d) Thanksgiving.

5. Why did the gambler make it big?
(a) He discover his opponent's tell.
(b) He found a winning lottery ticket.
(c) He counted cards.
(d) The man he was gambling against accidentally dealt a fixed hand wrong.

6. Who did Twain's brother think killed the bum?
(a) Mark.
(b) His father.
(c) A close friend of his.
(d) A boy named Ben.

7. Where was Twain's friend when he saw the body of the second soldier?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Munich.
(d) Bonn.

8. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Steamboat bars.
(b) Grain transports.
(c) Passenger transport.
(d) Steamboat poker tournaments.

9. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?
(a) The Gold Nugget.
(b) The Golden Bar.
(c) The Gold Dust.
(d) The Gold Rush.

10. What did Uncle Remus look lie?
(a) African American.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Native American.
(d) White and red haired.

11. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Matches.
(d) Clothes.

12. What happened to Napoleon?
(a) It burned to the ground.
(b) It was remodeled.
(c) It was moved.
(d) It was taken apart.

13. What other work did the man Twain took his name from produce after Twain took his name?
(a) Nothing.
(b) News bulletins.
(c) Steamboat reviews.
(d) Funny pieces.

14. What did the Calhoun Line Company decide to sell in Chapter 33?
(a) Boats.
(b) Coal.
(c) Cotton.
(d) discount tickets.

15. Where was Twain traveling to in Chapter 52?
(a) Saint Louis.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?

2. Where did the man Twain describe in Chapter 48 sent correspondence from?

3. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?

4. What cards did the gambler get in Chapter 36?

5. What manufacturing city did Twain describe in Chapter 39?

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