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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 did Twain remember as he passed by Sunday school?
(a) His parents.
(b) Two acquaintances that died as children.
(c) His brother.
(d) His first crush.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Twain disappointed at the end of Chapter 52?

2. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?

3. Where did Twain return to after finishing his trip, according to Chapter 60?

4. What did Twain describe in Chapter 58?

5. What southern occupation did Twain describe in Chapter 45?

Short Essay Questions

1. What improvement did Twain say improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?

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

3. Who did Twain think about when passing by Sunday School in Chapter 54?

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

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

6. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

7. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?

8. What benefited laborers and plantation owners alike in Chapter 33?

9. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

10. What did Twain write about Southern speech in Chapter 44?

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