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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Remarkable.
(c) Open.
(d) Heavenly.

2. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $24 a week.
(b) $48 a week.
(c) $36 a week.
(d) $12 a week.

3. What did Twain use to endear himself to audiences?
(a) His humor.
(b) His writing.
(c) His music.
(d) His shyness.

4. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?
(a) She liked it.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She was confused by it.
(d) She expected it.

5. What did Twain do to trick a phrenologist?
(a) Paid extra money.
(b) Lied about his age.
(c) Gave a fake name.
(d) Changed the color of his hair.

6. How old was Twain when he met the hypnotist?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

7. How did Twain become the star of a hypnotist show?
(a) He was the only one to be truly hypnotized.
(b) He learned the mesmerizer's trade.
(c) He pretended to be a hypnotist.
(d) He pretended to be mesmerized.

8. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?
(a) To have one of his stories turned down.
(b) God to punish him.
(c) To watch Twain become rich and famous.
(d) To have his paper go out of business.

9. Why did Twain resign from the Civil War?
(a) He wanted to join the Union.
(b) Fatigue from retreating.
(c) A shoulder wound.
(d) His mother fell ill.

10. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

11. Where was Dr. Peake from?
(a) Virginia.
(b) New York.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

12. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?
(a) Mud.
(b) Bats.
(c) Stalactites.
(d) Cave spiders.

13. What did phrenologists tell people about?
(a) Their past.
(b) Their health.
(c) Their future.
(d) Their personality.

14. Why would Twain prefer a wobbly billiards table?
(a) It has more character.
(b) He has better chance of winning.
(c) It allows him to practice his skill.
(d) It has provided good times to more people.

15. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his mother?

2. What did Twain decide to do after becoming a local celebrity?

3. How long does it take for Twain to find out which girl saw him naked as a boy?

4. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?

5. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?

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