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

2. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?
(a) Out.
(b) Go.
(c) Something sounding like "wone."
(d) Went.

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

4. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?
(a) Removed a spell from it.
(b) Cast a spell on it.
(c) Make it look bad.
(d) Make it more appealing.

5. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?
(a) Floods.
(b) Riots.
(c) Fires.
(d) Sewer problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?

2. Who was traveling with Twain in Chapter 51?

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

4. What hero pilot ended up disabled?

5. Who did Twain talk to in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What anecdote did a professor tell to Twain Chapter 36?

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

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

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

9. What did the homeless man do in Chapter 56?

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

(see the answer keys)

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