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

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

3. Why did the man and the woman in Chapter 49 marry?
(a) Because they wanted to anger their parents.
(b) Because they thought they would inherit some money.
(c) Because he was going to war.
(d) Because they loved each other.

4. What boat did Twain say exploded in Chapter 37?
(a) The Golden Bar.
(b) The Gold Rush.
(c) The Gold Nugget.
(d) The Gold Dust.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Napoleon?

2. Why did Twain think the New Orleans graveyard to be dangerous?

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

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

5. What did Twain think of the correspondence of the man in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

2. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

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

4. What did Twain explain about his pen name in Chapter 50?

5. Who and what did Twain write about Mardi Gras in Chapter 45?

6. What did Twain write about the graveyards in New Orleans based on Chapter 42?

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

8. About how many people died in Vicksburg because of the war according to Chapter 35?

9. How did Twain compare steamboats to houses in Chapter 38?

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

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