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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?
(a) They died in an accident.
(b) They left him.
(c) They were arrested.
(d) They were murdered.

2. What did Twain think of New Orleans graveyards in Chapter 42?
(a) He found them dirty.
(b) He found them beautiful.
(c) He found them too large.
(d) He found them too small.

3. What saint did Twain mention in Chapter 42?
(a) Saint Sophie.
(b) Saint Anne.
(c) Saint Margaret.
(d) Saint Catherine.

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

5. How many lines did Twain's acquaintance have in the play he acted in?
(a) 10
(b) Everything.
(c) 135.
(d) None.

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

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

8. What has been Napoleon before its destruction?
(a) A stable.
(b) A coop.
(c) A shop.
(d) A hospital.

9. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?
(a) Vicksburg.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Bern.
(d) Rome.

10. What did Twain's old friend in Chapter 43 do for a living?
(a) He was an undertaker.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was a baker.
(d) He was a grave robber.

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

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

13. What did Twain's friend pretend to be to befriend the soldiers in Chapter 31?
(a) A fortune teller.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A fellow soldier.
(d) A barber.

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

15. What did the man Twain took his name from write under that pseudonym?
(a) News articles.
(b) Opinion pieces.
(c) Steamboat reviews.
(d) Silly articles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Twain at the end of Chapter 52?

2. How much money did Twain's friend leave after his death?

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

4. What did Uncle Remus look lie?

5. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?

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