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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Orion when he died?
(a) On a train.
(b) At the kitchen table.
(c) At church.
(d) In his bed.

2. How many honorary degrees did Twain receive?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What did Twain decide to keep a secret from his family?
(a) His drug use.
(b) His religion.
(c) His swearing.
(d) His alcoholism.

4. Who found Jean's body?
(a) Twain.
(b) Clara.
(c) John.
(d) The housekeeper.

5. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?
(a) Repeated the word.
(b) Slapped him.
(c) Fainted.
(d) Blushed and cried.

6. Why was Twain so derisive in his speech about Bret Harte?
(a) Bret was rude to Twain.
(b) Bret abandoned his family.
(c) Brett swindled Twain out of money.
(d) Bret was a plagiarizer.

7. What kind of people came to the lecture that Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) School teachers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Business men.
(d) Lecturers.

8. What year did Suzy die?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1886.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1892.

9. What did Twain agree to without really reading?
(a) A land auction.
(b) Grant's book.
(c) A pay cut for himself.
(d) A new contract for Webster.

10. How much money had Grant's book made before he died?
(a) $200,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $500,000.

11. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?
(a) As long as the book writes itself.
(b) As long as he enjoys the story.
(c) As little as he can.
(d) As long as it takes.

12. What does Twain contrast lecturing with?
(a) Writing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Acting.
(d) Presenting.

13. What did a man at a banquet say Anglo Saxons do when they want something?
(a) Take it.
(b) Make a mockery of what they want.
(c) Buy it.
(d) Work for it.

14. What did Suzy do as a child that entertained her parents?
(a) Misuse big words.
(b) Draw pictures.
(c) Read the Bible.
(d) Sing songs.

15. How are Twain and Webster related?
(a) Webster is Twain's grandson.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) Webster is Twain's nephew.
(d) Twain is Webster's brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where would the lectures each make their premier?

2. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?

3. In what did Twain try to invest?

4. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?

5. What was the name of the lecture tour?

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