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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?
(a) Being funny.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Finding gratitude.
(d) Believing in God.

2. Who got the notoriety when Twain's company published Grant's book?
(a) Twain.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Grant.
(d) Webster.

3. In what did Twain try to invest?
(a) Stock markets.
(b) Inventions.
(c) Poetry books.
(d) Patents.

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

5. What did Clara do when Jean fell ill?
(a) Lied to her mother about it.
(b) Broke the news to her mother.
(c) Cared for both her sister and her mother.
(d) Kept her sister from seeing her mother.

6. Why does Twain think Aldrich's widow is opening a memorial in his honor?
(a) To find a new husband.
(b) To stroke her vanity.
(c) To raise money.
(d) To honor his memory.

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

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

9. For how long did Twain stop writing after his wife died?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

10. How much was Twain's first royalty check for Huckleberry Finn?
(a) $44,000.
(b) $24,000.
(c) $54,000.
(d) $34,000.

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

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

13. What was the name of the memorial Twain was asked to help open?
(a) Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial Museum.
(b) Timothy Bernard Aldrich Memorial Park.
(c) Thomas Bernard Aldrich Memoriam.
(d) Timothy Bailey Aldrich Memorial Gardens.

14. Where was Twain when Suzy fell ill?
(a) France.
(b) London.
(c) England.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Olivia's maiden name?

3. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?

4. What did Twain say was America's public philosophy?

5. How much money had Grant's book made before he died?

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