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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?
(a) $50.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $100.

2. 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) To watch Twain become rich and famous.
(c) God to punish him.
(d) To have his paper go out of business.

3. How was Twain recording his autobiography when he died?
(a) He wrote with a typewriter.
(b) He wrote with pencil on scraps of paper.
(c) He dictated to a secretary.
(d) He wrote with a quill pen.

4. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?
(a) Carlton.
(b) Carrion.
(c) Carson.
(d) Carmen.

5. How did Higbie get a job?
(a) He volunteered his labor at first.
(b) He put in an application under Twain's name.
(c) He let the employers bid on him.
(d) He paid a man to watch him work for a day.

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

7. What did Twain decide to do after becoming a local celebrity?
(a) Teach seminars.
(b) Take photographs.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Give lectures.

8. What did Orion buy when he moved back to Hannibal?
(a) A saloon.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A newspaper.

9. What was Harte's first name?
(a) Burt.
(b) Bret.
(c) Bart.
(d) Brad.

10. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Ganges.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Mississippi.

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

12. What did Twain's father die of?
(a) Pneumonic plague.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Pleurisy.
(d) Palsy.

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

14. What was Harte's occupation?
(a) Editor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Miner.
(d) Legislator.

15. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?
(a) Denver.
(b) Chicago.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Twain study the human race?

2. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

3. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?

4. What was the name of the newspaper Twain wrote for in Nevada?

5. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

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