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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Twain say was America's public philosophy?
(a) "We Take What We Want."
(b) "In God We Trust."
(c) "Hard Work Achieves More."
(d) "We Are Entitled to it All."

3. What did Jean die from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Cholera.

4. What was Elisha Bliss's occupation?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Editor.
(c) Agent.
(d) Writer.

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

6. What was the name of the lecture tour?
(a) The Lancium.
(b) The Lyceum.
(c) The Lantrium.
(d) The Lysotstrata.

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

8. When did Twain write the last entry in his autobiography?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

9. Why was Suzy's vocabulary so extensive?
(a) It came naturally.
(b) She read a lot of books.
(c) She was around literary figures.
(d) Her father would coach her.

10. What was Murat Hallsted's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Lecturer.
(d) Editor.

11. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Writing.
(b) Making enemies.
(c) Being swindled.
(d) Making friends.

12. What did Olivia die from?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Pneumonia.

13. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?
(a) Like a bullet crashed through his heart.
(b) Like his heart had been cut out of his chest.
(c) Like a vise had crushed his heart.
(d) Like his heart had exploded.

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

15. Who did Twain ask to put his last entry into his autobiography?
(a) His partner.
(b) His son.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His secretary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Twain amazed by when he met Rudyard Kipling?

2. Who did Twain see in person that made him very happy?

3. How did Twain learn that Grant was human?

4. What does Twain think a writer should own for all time?

5. Why did the minister travel anonymously?

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