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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 much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?
(a) $10.
(b) $100.
(c) $50.
(d) $5.

2. Where was Twain born?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Missouri.

3. How old is Twain's mother when she dies?
(a) 79.
(b) 69.
(c) 89.
(d) 99.

4. Where did Twain meet the man who died in 1907?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Missouri.

5. What is the name of the first publisher to turn Twain's first book down?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Carrion.
(c) Carson.
(d) Carlton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical display does Twain talk about after his hypnotist description?

2. In what court did Twain's father take a position in 1847?

3. How did the person who Twain tricked into seeing a minstrel show react?

4. What did phrenologists tell people about?

5. How did Harte survive financially at the end of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain do during the measles epidemic?

2. What did Twain hear a man say at a banquet, and how did he feel about it?

3. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

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

5. What happened when Henry would do something bad instead of Twain?

6. How did Twain's first son die?

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

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

9. What sad news did Twain get in 1907?

10. What did Grant do that showed his human side?

(see the answer keys)

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