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

2. Which of the following is NOT a game in which Twain escaped a trap set for him?
(a) Billiards.
(b) Cards.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Darts.

3. How much was Twain paid as Orion's apprentice?
(a) $3.50 a month.
(b) $350 a year.
(c) $3.50 a week.
(d) $35 a month.

4. Of what ailment did a faith doctor cure Twain's mother?
(a) A headache.
(b) A toothache.
(c) A stomach pain.
(d) A fever.

5. How much money did Twain live on while writing "The Innocents Abroad"?
(a) $48 a week.
(b) $24 a week.
(c) $12 a week.
(d) $36 a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Twain think could have happened if the person who died in 1907 had some education?

2. How did Henry die?

3. Why does Twain think the family of the person who died in 1907 never saw how brilliant he was?

4. How much money did Twain find on the road before his trip to Cincinnati?

5. What was Harte's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain think of Rudyard Kipling?

2. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

3. What did Twain see when he was on assignment in Honolulu?

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

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

6. How was Twain saved from fighting a duel?

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

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

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

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

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