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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 kinds of animals are not allowed by Twain's mother?
(a) Wild.
(b) Wounded.
(c) Rabid.
(d) Caged.

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

3. How does Twain describe his uncle's farm?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Heavenly.
(c) Open.
(d) Remarkable.

4. How old was Twain when he first went to school?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

5. What did phrenologists tell people about?
(a) Their health.
(b) Their future.
(c) Their past.
(d) Their personality.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Twain go after leaving Nevada?

3. Whom did Twain accidentally copy in his book about his sailing trip around the world?

4. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

5. How many days had the people survived on the boat that Twain saw while on assignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain get people to come to his first lecture?

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

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

4. What did Twain do to prove the inefficiency of a phrenologist?

5. What did Twain do with the money he found on the street?

6. How did Twain say he felt after Jean's death?

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

8. What did Twain's mother's deep compassion lead her to do?

9. What does Twain notice while studying human nature?

10. What is Twain's opinion of Jim Gillis?

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