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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(b) Ice and cannon powder.
(c) Oil and wine.
(d) Cannons.

2. What town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?
(a) Vicksburg.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Tallon.

3. Who did the man in Chapter 52 receive a letter from?
(a) A former client.
(b) A child.
(c) A former prison roommate.
(d) A former soldier.

4. What did Twain find had improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?
(a) The lights.
(b) The water system.
(c) The public parks.
(d) The hygiene.

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

6. What was Twain's first reaction to the letter?
(a) He was interested.
(b) He was laughing.
(c) He was moved.
(d) He was disinterested.

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

8. Where did Twain return to after finishing his trip, according to Chapter 60?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New Orleans.

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

10. What did Twain write he wished for after his death?
(a) To be embalmed.
(b) To be buried in New Orleans.
(c) To be buried at sea.
(d) To be cremated.

11. What city did Twain write about in Chapter 40?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Natchez.
(c) Belleville.
(d) Baton Rouge.

12. What did Twain compare steamboats to in Chapter 38?
(a) An average train.
(b) An average hotel.
(c) An average fancy house.
(d) A large farm.

13. What institution did Twain describe the architecture of in Chapter 40?
(a) Educational.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Tribunals.
(d) The governor's mention.

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

15. How many died in the battlefield described in Chapter 34?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 15,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men on Twain's boat think of him wanting to disembark at Napoleon in Chapter 32?

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

3. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?

4. What did Twain remember as he passed by Sunday school?

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

(see the answer keys)

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