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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?
(a) "The Poor Man's Expedition."
(b) "The Lucky Man's Voyage."
(c) "The Innocents Abroad."
(d) "The Journey of the Naive."

2. How old was Twain when he began smoking?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

3. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?
(a) Surrogate Court.
(b) Appeals Court.
(c) Appellate Court.
(d) Supreme Court.

4. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.
(a) 21 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 19 years.

5. What did phrenologists tell people about?
(a) Their personality.
(b) Their past.
(c) Their future.
(d) Their health.

6. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?
(a) God to punish him.
(b) To have his paper go out of business.
(c) To have one of his stories turned down.
(d) To watch Twain become rich and famous.

7. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?
(a) Bear.
(b) Fox.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Panther.

8. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?
(a) Walking through memories.
(b) Writing love letters.
(c) Keeping a journal.
(d) Painting a picture.

9. How much was Twain paid for his weekly letters while sailing around the world?
(a) $20 per sentence.
(b) $20 per word.
(c) $20 per letter.
(d) $20 per paragraph.

10. What was Harte's occupation?
(a) Editor.
(b) Legislator.
(c) Miner.
(d) Writer.

11. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $48 a week.
(b) $12 a week.
(c) $24 a week.
(d) $36 a week.

12. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?
(a) He wanted to join the Union.
(b) A shoulder wound.
(c) His mother fell ill.
(d) Fatigue from retreating.

13. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She cried.
(c) He was very angry.
(d) He was confused.

14. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?
(a) $100.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $50.

15. What made Twain a local celebrity?
(a) His coverage of the boat survivors.
(b) His literary guide.
(c) His local humor column.
(d) His interview with the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain see some Irish boys doing one night after he left Nevada?

2. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?

3. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?

4. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?

5. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?

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