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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. How does Twain hope to write?
(a) Freely.
(b) Beautifully.
(c) Inspiringly.
(d) Truly.

2. What story did Twain use his letters to write when he came home from sailing around the world?
(a) "The Lucky Man's Voyage."
(b) "The Innocents Abroad."
(c) "The Poor Man's Expedition."
(d) "The Journey of the Naive."

3. What does Twain think could have happened if the person who died in 1907 had some education?
(a) He could have delivered great sermons.
(b) He could have been a famous writer.
(c) He could have taught at colleges.
(d) He could have been a successful business man.

4. What kind of epidemic spread through the town when Twain was 10?
(a) Measles.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Polio.

5. Who suggested that Twain should write a book?
(a) Frank Wall.
(b) Robert Wendall.
(c) Charles Webb.
(d) Ross Weber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Twain's father takes what position at a court house in 1847?

2. Where outside of California did Twain give lectures?

3. Where was Dr. Peake from?

4. What does Twain say his intimates rarely see in him?

5. What did Twain like most about Higbie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain's feelings about practical jokes change over his lifetime?

2. What mistake did Twain make when printing his book "The Innocents Abroad," and what was the result of that mistake?

3. Why was Twain not as popular as he hoped to be when he came back from his sailing journey?

4. What character did Twain model after his cousin James Lampton?

5. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

6. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

7. What did Clara do to shield her mother from news of Jean's sickness?

8. What did Twain do after he became a local celebrity?

9. What are Twain's pet peeves?

10. What happened to Olivia when she was 16, and how was she cured?

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