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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) Truly.
(b) Inspiringly.
(c) Freely.
(d) Beautifully.

2. What does Twain think about people?
(a) They are mostly the same.
(b) They are all generally good.
(c) They are all different.
(d) They are all greedy.

3. What musical display does Twain talk about after his hypnotist description?
(a) "The Negro Musical Show."
(b) "The Slave Jive Show."
(c) "The Rag Time Extravaganza."
(d) "The Coon Tune Show."

4. Where was Twain sent on assignment while working in Sacramento?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Honolulu.

5. What is Twain's opinion of himself?
(a) Outstanding.
(b) He is very conceited.
(c) He finds himself amusing.
(d) Not complimentary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Twain feel about his ancestry?

2. How does Twain describe his mother?

3. What is the name of the most famous phrenologist?

4. How much was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?

5. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain's mother feel about slavery?

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

3. How did Twain's first son die?

4. What did an innkeeper do that greatly amused Twain?

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

6. From what malady did Webster suffer, and how did this affect his business skills?

7. Who was Bret Harte?

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

9. When did Twain start using his pseudonym?

10. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

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