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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 the man in Chapter 52 receive a letter from?

2. Where did Twain go in Chapter 53?

3. What did Uncle Remus look lie?

4. What did the man Twain took his name from write under that pseudonym?

5. What did Twain say steamboats were vastly superior to in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Twain remark about cities and towns along the Upper Mississippi in Chapter 58?

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

6. What did Twain doubt in Chapter 48?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of Ritter in Twain's life and his reasons for providing money to the first man's child.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the title "A Question of Law", and whether Twain was responsible for the death of the homeless man.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the process of preparing bodies during Twain's life, and why he would find graveyards both beautiful and dangerous.

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