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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. What was Harte's first name?
(a) Burt.
(b) Bart.
(c) Bret.
(d) Brad.

2. How does Twain describe his mother?
(a) A woman with strict way and a tender heart.
(b) A woman with a small body and huge heart.
(c) A woman who loved too much to know better.
(d) A woman with a heart of gold and a fist of iron.

3. What did Twain like most about Higbie?
(a) His thick beard.
(b) His poor spelling.
(c) His strange accent.
(d) His sense of humor.

4. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?
(a) Montana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Florida.
(d) Tennessee.

5. How old was Twain when he had his first crush on a girl?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Webb publish for Twain?

2. Where did Twain's older brother work?

3. What made Twain a local celebrity?

4. Where was Twain born?

5. How does Twain describe his older brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carlton do when he met Twain after refusing to publish his book?

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

3. What happened when Twain tried to help a man in the jail?

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

5. What did Twain say was his cure for dysentery?

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

7. What sad news did Twain get in 1907?

8. Why was Twain not able to be with Suzy when she died?

9. How did Twain get by after his father died?

10. What was Twain made fun of for when he first went to school?

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