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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Suzy punish herself for hitting her sister?
(a) She skipped dinner.
(b) She gave her sister her favorite doll.
(c) She missed a hayride.
(d) She let her sister hit her back.

2. Who owned 9/10 of Twain's company?
(a) Webster.
(b) Grant.
(c) Twain.
(d) Bliss.

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

4. How old was Twain when he died?
(a) 85.
(b) 75.
(c) 65.
(d) 95.

5. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?
(a) A pauper.
(b) A rich man.
(c) A beggar.
(d) An heir.

6. How did Twain feel about Marie Corelli?
(a) He very much liked her.
(b) He thought she was beautiful.
(c) He did not like her.
(d) He did not know much about her.

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

8. How did the people at the banquet react to the man's statement about Anglo Saxons?
(a) They kicked the man out.
(b) They cheered.
(c) They seemed confused by it.
(d) They ignored it.

9. What happened to Olivia when she was 16?
(a) She broke her leg.
(b) She had a stroke.
(c) She fell on some ice.
(d) She got Scarlet Fever.

10. How much money would lecturers make each night?
(a) $200.
(b) $150.
(c) $250.
(d) $100.

11. Why did the minister travel anonymously?
(a) To escape judgment.
(b) To have more enjoyment.
(c) To keep his sins hidden.
(d) To have a real vacation.

12. What caused Suzy a lot of grief?
(a) Her humor.
(b) Her temper.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her weakness.

13. How did Suzy describe her father's language?
(a) Strong.
(b) Descriptive.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Powerful.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Elisha Bliss's occupation?

2. What was Elinor Glyn's occupation?

3. What major book did Twain stall in the middle of writing?

4. Where would the lectures each make their premier?

5. What did people in Twain's time think rotted the hair?

(see the answer keys)

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