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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Twain about the gambler who wanted to do business with him in Chapter 36?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A cook.
(c) A geologist.
(d) A professor.

2. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?
(a) Caves.
(b) Underground shelters.
(c) In neighboring cities.
(d) In refugee camps.

3. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?
(a) Went.
(b) Go.
(c) Out.
(d) Something sounding like "wone."

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

5. What cards did the gambler get in Chapter 36?
(a) 4 queens.
(b) 4 aces.
(c) 4 king.
(d) 4 tens.

6. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?
(a) The new type of fuels used in steamboats.
(b) The Upper Mississippi.
(c) The lower Mississippi.
(d) Ports on the Mississippi.

7. What was the only thing left of Napoleon?
(a) A door.
(b) A chimney.
(c) The roof.
(d) The foundation.

8. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?
(a) Funerals.
(b) Baked goods.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Jewelry.

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

10. Who did Twain run into in Chapter 53?
(a) A wounded soldier.
(b) An old man.
(c) A fellow author.
(d) A young woman.

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

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

13. What weather accompanied Twain during his travels in Chapter 51?
(a) Fog.
(b) Sun.
(c) Thunderstorm.
(d) Rain.

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

15. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?
(a) They became farmers.
(b) They became train conductors.
(c) They became soldiers.
(d) They became bankers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain write he wished for after his death?

2. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?

3. What did Twain find had improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?

4. How many lines did Twain's acquaintance have in the play he acted in?

5. What has been Napoleon before its destruction?

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