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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. Where did Twain return to after finishing his trip, according to Chapter 60?
(a) New York
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Orleans.

2. Who did Twain talk to in Chapter 40?
(a) Mrs. Talp.
(b) Mrs. Rosenberg.
(c) Mrs. Bourg.
(d) Mrs. Trollope.

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

4. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?
(a) Captain Roberts.
(b) Captain Sellers.
(c) Captain Stephen.
(d) Captain Marks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?

2. Where did the inhabitants near the battlefield in Chapter 34 take shelter?

3. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?

4. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What had become of many of the pilots Twain knew as a young man in Chapter 48?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

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