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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"
(a) It was non-fiction.
(b) It was humorous.
(c) There was no romance.
(d) It was fictional.

2. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?
(a) Keeping a journal.
(b) Writing love letters.
(c) Painting a picture.
(d) Walking through memories.

3. What did Twain hope to do after returning from his trip around the world?
(a) Give more lectures.
(b) Be promoted.
(c) Create his own magazine.
(d) Write a book.

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

5. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?
(a) Good friends.
(b) Beginner's luck.
(c) Whisperings in his ear.
(d) God's intervention.

6. Which of Twain's famous characters was inspired by Tom Blankenship?
(a) Huckleberry Finn.
(b) The Pauper.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Injun Joe.

7. What made Twain a local celebrity?
(a) His literary guide.
(b) His coverage of the boat survivors.
(c) His interview with the President.
(d) His local humor column.

8. What did the author who Twain accidentally copied say is never a crime?
(a) Unconscious plagiarism.
(b) Reusing old text.
(c) Enhancing existing ideas.
(d) Small amounts of copying.

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

10. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Measles.
(b) Polio.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Typhoid.

11. Who did Twain trick into seeing a minstrel show?
(a) His wife.
(b) His sister.
(c) His preacher.
(d) His mother.

12. What did Twain once give a man in jail?
(a) A knife.
(b) Some food.
(c) Matches.
(d) A cigarette.

13. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?
(a) Supreme Court.
(b) Appeals Court.
(c) Appellate Court.
(d) Surrogate Court.

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

15. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?
(a) He is put ahead a few classes.
(b) He is teased.
(c) He is whipped.
(d) He is sent home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Harte's occupation?

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

3. Where was Twain sent on assignment while working in Sacramento?

4. What musical display does Twain talk about after his hypnotist description?

5. What did Twain's father die of?

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