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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who died in 1907?
(a) Injun Joe.
(b) Orion.
(c) Bret Harte.
(d) Jim Gillis.

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

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

5. What kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?
(a) Rabid.
(b) Wild.
(c) Wounded.
(d) Caged.

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

7. How does Twain hope to write?
(a) Freely.
(b) Beautifully.
(c) Inspiringly.
(d) Truly.

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

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

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

11. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Florida.
(c) Montana.
(d) Mississippi.

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

13. What is Twain's opinion of himself?
(a) Not complimentary.
(b) Outstanding.
(c) He is very conceited.
(d) He finds himself amusing.

14. 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) He strayed from the facts.
(d) It was hard to read.

15. Why does Twain not get very close to his older siblings?
(a) They do not live long enough.
(b) They are much older than he is.
(c) They move away.
(d) They do not like the dirty games he played.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?

2. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

3. What was Harte's occupation?

4. What book did Webb publish for Twain?

5. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?

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