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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 mother?
(a) A woman with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.
(b) A woman who loved too much to know better.
(c) A woman with a small body and huge heart.
(d) A woman with strict way and a tender heart.

2. When does Twain want his book to be published?
(a) After his death.
(b) In ten year editions.
(c) When his last living child dies.
(d) When his wife dies.

3. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?
(a) Gives it to his brother.
(b) Pours it out the window.
(c) Takes it obediently.
(d) Feeds it to the cat.

4. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?
(a) He married a rich widow.
(b) He stole money from friends.
(c) His father left an inheritance.
(d) He borrowed money.

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

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

7. What boat did Twain see while he was on assignment while working in Sacramento?
(a) The Wasp.
(b) The Hornet.
(c) The Honeybee.
(d) The Yellow Jacket.

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

9. What character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?
(a) A cowboy.
(b) A cougar.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A bear.

10. What did Twain notice when he wrote his autobiography in pen?
(a) It was too literary.
(b) It took too long for him to write.
(c) It was hard to read.
(d) He strayed from the facts.

11. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?
(a) A headache.
(b) A fever.
(c) A stomach pain.
(d) A toothache.

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

13. When did Twain say his publishers could release his ideas on God and religion?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2006.

14. What was the name of Twain's older brother?
(a) Orion.
(b) Orrin.
(c) Orlan.
(d) Orville.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Twain's father die of?

3. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?

4. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?

5. How did Henry die?

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