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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Twain later shocked about the letter in Chapter 52?
(a) He discovered it was fake.
(b) He discovered it was true.
(c) He discovered the author was dead.
(d) He discovered it was written 10 years ago.

3. What play was Twain's acquaintance acting in Chapter 51?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Cats.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Ambrosia.

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

5. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?
(a) That he was a soldier.
(b) That he built a church by himself.
(c) That he was not Christian.
(d) That he killed many people.

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

7. What happened to Bixby according to Chapter 49?
(a) A train blew under him.
(b) A horse threw him off.
(c) A car blew under him.
(d) A boat blew under him.

8. Why did Twain's friend not like epidemics?
(a) There was a lot of crime.
(b) The dead were not bringing enough jewelry.
(c) Nobody bought bakery goods.
(d) They were not as profitable as regular funerals.

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

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

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

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

13. Who did Twain hear about in Chapter 59?
(a) British.
(b) Indians.
(c) French.
(d) Soldiers.

14. What was the job of Twain's friend in Chapter 31?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Prison guard.
(c) Watching over a ice depot.
(d) Watching over dead bodies

15. What did Twain miss, according to Chapter 44?
(a) New York.
(b) Life on boats.
(c) Southern speech.
(d) Visiting the Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?

2. What hero pilot ended up disabled?

3. What did the Calhoun Line Company decide to sell in Chapter 33?

4. What did Twain find disgusting in Chapter 45?

5. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?

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