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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Twain's friend's name in Chapter 31?
(a) Ritter.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Grum.
(d) Supper.

2. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) He could not see Mr. Brown.
(b) Mr. Brown didn't exist.
(c) He didn't understand Mr. Brown.
(d) Mr. Brown refused to see him.

3. What hero pilot ended up disabled?
(a) Richie.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Robert.
(d) Bixby.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical period did the south romanticize according to Twain?

2. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?

3. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?

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

5. Why did Twain have to change a name as mentioned in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain write about regarding Baton Rouge in Chapter 40?

2. What happened to The Gold Dust in Chapter 37?

3. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

4. What acquaintance did Twain run into when they went to Saint Louis in Chapter 51?

5. What characteristics did Uncle Remus have based on Chapter 47?

6. Who was Ritter and what did he do in Chapter 31?

7. What did a former prison roommate write about in Chapter 52?

8. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

9. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

10. What did Twain learn about other people's opinions about him in Chapter 53?

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