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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the memorial Twain was asked to help open?
(a) Timothy Bailey Aldrich Memorial Gardens.
(b) Thomas Bernard Aldrich Memoriam.
(c) Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial Museum.
(d) Timothy Bernard Aldrich Memorial Park.

2. What did an innkeeper do that made Twain so happy?
(a) Gave him a room for free.
(b) Confessed his sins in the lobby.
(c) Recognized the minister.
(d) Used vulgar language in front of the minister.

3. What kind of people came to the lecture that Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) Lecturers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Business men.
(d) School teachers.

4. What did Twain agree to without really reading?
(a) A pay cut for himself.
(b) Grant's book.
(c) A new contract for Webster.
(d) A land auction.

5. What does Twain say he never had to work at in his life?
(a) Believing in God.
(b) Writing a book.
(c) Finding gratitude.
(d) Being funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Twain say he will take to write a book?

2. How did Suzy describe her father's language?

3. What was Twain amazed by when he met Rudyard Kipling?

4. Why was Twain so derisive in his speech about Bret Harte?

5. How does Twain describe his wife?

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