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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 the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and cannon powder.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(d) Oil and wine.

2. What was Uncle Remus according to Chapter 47?
(a) A writer.
(b) A judge.
(c) A steamboat captain.
(d) A baker.

3. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Grain transports.
(b) Steamboat bars.
(c) Steamboat poker tournaments.
(d) Passenger transport.

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

5. What was Twain's first reaction to the letter?
(a) He was laughing.
(b) He was disinterested.
(c) He was interested.
(d) He was moved.

Short Answer Questions

1. When would Twain usually de-boat?

2. Who did Twain's brother think killed the bum?

3. What play was Twain's acquaintance acting in Chapter 51?

4. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?

5. Where was Twain's friend when he saw the body of the second soldier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where did Twain return in Chapter 60?

(see the answer keys)

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