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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Twain describe his older brother?
(a) The most revered and deranged man.
(b) The most miserable and hopeful man.
(c) The most happy and alarmed man.
(d) The most confused and innocent man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Twain love about the person who died in 1907?
(a) His accent.
(b) His honesty.
(c) His stories.
(d) His compassion.

10. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

11. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?
(a) "The Innocents Abroad."
(b) "The Journey of the Naive."
(c) "The Poor Man's Expedition."
(d) "The Lucky Man's Voyage."

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

13. What is the name of the slave that inspired Jim in Huckleberry Finn?
(a) Uncle Daniel.
(b) Father David.
(c) Preacher Dave.
(d) Brother Dan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?

2. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

3. What made Twain a local celebrity?

4. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?

5. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?

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