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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Twain run into in Chapter 53?

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

3. What did the letter the man received in Chapter 52 say?

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

5. What was Uncle Remus according to Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Twain write about in Chapter 59?

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

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

4. What did Twain say about his encounter with a friend who was an undertaker according to Chapter 43?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Twain learn about other people's opinions about him in Chapter 53?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define a pen name and determine why pen names are used by authors today and in the past.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the background of the Civil War and the impact that it had on the south, including its residents.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship with Twain and his brother, Henry or the relationship between Twain and his family as a whole.

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