Characters from The Autobiography of Mark Twain

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Elisha Bliss - This character worked for the American Publishing Company and swindled money from the author.

Clara Clemens - This character is known as being extremely honest and is thus recruited to take care of her mother when she falls ill, so that she can lie to her about the severity of her illness.

Henry Clemens - Because this character rarely does anything naughty, his older brother usually gets blamed when he actually does something bad.

Jean Clemens - This character is energetic and enjoys being outdoors. She catches pneumonia at...
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