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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what river did Twain desperately want to travel?
(a) The Ganges.
(b) The Mississippi.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Thames.

2. How did Henry die?
(a) Boiler explosion.
(b) Was shot in the back.
(c) Drowned in the river.
(d) Caught yellow fever.

3. How much was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?
(a) $3.50 a month.
(b) $3.50 a week.
(c) $35 a month.
(d) $350 a year.

4. When does Twain want his book to be published?
(a) When his wife dies.
(b) When his last living child dies.
(c) In ten year editions.
(d) After his death.

5. What did Twain see some Irish boys doing one night after he left Nevada?
(a) Stoning a Chinese man.
(b) Killing a dog.
(c) Harassing a policeman.
(d) Giving alcohol to a baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author who Twain accidentally copied say is never a crime?

2. How much was Twain paid for his weekly letters while sailing around the world?

3. Why was the publishing company nervous about releasing "The Innocents Abroad?"

4. What does Twain think could have happened if the person who died in 1907 had some education?

5. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sad news did Twain get in 1907?

2. What does Twain notice while studying human nature?

3. What did Webb do when publishing Twain's first book?

4. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

5. What did Suzy's family do when they heard she was sick?

6. What happened when Twain took his mother to a minstrel show?

7. What does Twain say was so special about Rogers?

8. What was "The Lyceum" and how did it work?

9. What did Twain realize while writing "Tom Sawyer"?

10. What did Twain do to try and save his wife from dying, and how did it work out?

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