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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Twain say he has always had a talent for?
(a) Making enemies.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Being swindled.
(d) Writing.

2. What did Jean die from?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Epilepsy.

3. How old was Orion when he died?
(a) 72.
(b) 92.
(c) 62.
(d) 82.

4. How did Twain say he felt when Jean died?
(a) Like a bullet crashed through his heart.
(b) Like his heart had been cut out of his chest.
(c) Like a vise had crushed his heart.
(d) Like his heart had exploded.

5. What did Twain think of the man who talked about Anglo Saxons at a banquet?
(a) He was mistaken.
(b) He was arrogant.
(c) He was amusing.
(d) He was terrifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Twain write the last entry in his autobiography?

2. How did Twain feel about the biography Suzy wrote about him?

3. What does Twain say the trade of writing requires before one can be a professional?

4. What did Clara do when Jean fell ill?

5. What did people in Twain's time think rotted the hair?

(see the answer keys)

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