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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Twain say always cured his wife of dysentery?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apples.
(c) Watermelon.
(d) Lemons.
2. Where would the lectures each make their premier?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.
3. Why does Twain think Aldrich's widow is opening a memorial in his honor?
(a) To honor his memory.
(b) To raise money.
(c) To find a new husband.
(d) To stroke her vanity.
4. Who did Twain see in person that made him very happy?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) James Faulkner.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
5. What was Twain's publishing company called?
(a) Twain and Company.
(b) Clemens and Webster.
(c) Webster and Twain.
(d) Webster and Company.
6. Where was Orion when he died?
(a) On a train.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) In his bed.
(d) At church.
7. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?
(a) She let her sister hit her back.
(b) She skipped dinner.
(c) She gave her sister her favorite doll.
(d) She missed a hayride.
8. What did Twain agree to without really reading?
(a) A pay cut for himself.
(b) A land auction.
(c) A new contract for Webster.
(d) Grant's book.
9. What caused Suzy a lot of grief?
(a) Her humor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her weakness.
(d) Her temper.
10. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?
(a) As little as he can.
(b) As long as the book writes itself.
(c) As long as it takes.
(d) As long as he enjoys the story.
11. Why was Suzy's vocabulary so extensive?
(a) She read a lot of books.
(b) It came naturally.
(c) She was around literary figures.
(d) Her father would coach her.
12. How much money would lecturers make each night?
(a) $150.
(b) $250.
(c) $100.
(d) $200.
13. What was Suzy's sister's name?
(a) Coleen.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Claire.
(d) Clara.
14. How old was Twain when he died?
(a) 65.
(b) 85.
(c) 95.
(d) 75.
15. How does Twain describe his wife?
(a) She was both calm and passionate.
(b) She was both innocent and worldly.
(c) She was both a girl and a woman.
(d) She was both strict and compassionate.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many honorary degrees did Twain receive?
2. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?
3. Where was Twain when Suzy fell ill?
4. What major book did Twain stall in the middle of writing?
5. What does Twain think a writer should own for all time?
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