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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?
(a) They stayed the same.
(b) They changed.
(c) They were cleaner than he remembered.
(d) They were taken over by the Union Army.

3. What was Twain considered to be in his home town, according to Chapter 53?
(a) A traitor.
(b) Famous.
(c) A fool.
(d) Dead.

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

5. Who was traveling with Twain in Chapter 51?
(a) Maxel Robertson.
(b) Bixby.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Alone.

6. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?
(a) He warned the local church.
(b) He reported the man to the army.
(c) He warned the only Lynch in town.
(d) He asked to see the church pastor.

7. Why did Twain have to change a name as mentioned in Chapter 47?
(a) The name didn't reflect the content.
(b) The name was too long for the cover.
(c) The owner of the name brought a libel suit.
(d) The name was a mouthful.

8. What southern occupation did Twain describe in Chapter 45?
(a) Peace talk.
(b) Politic talk.
(c) Economical tak.
(d) War talk.

9. 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 it was written 10 years ago.
(d) He discovered the author was dead.

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

11. How much money did Twain's friend leave after his death?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

13. Who did Twain's brother think killed the bum?
(a) A boy named Ben.
(b) Mark.
(c) His father.
(d) A close friend of his.

14. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Food.
(c) Matches.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?

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

3. Why did the man with the same pseudonym hate Twain?

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

5. Who did Twain hear about in Chapter 59?

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