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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 lecture tour?
(a) The Lysotstrata.
(b) The Lantrium.
(c) The Lyceum.
(d) The Lancium.

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

3. How many people came to the lecture Fuller set up for Twain?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2500.
(c) 1500.
(d) 1000.

4. What did Twain say he was hours after his wife died?
(a) A rich man.
(b) An heir.
(c) A beggar.
(d) A pauper.

5. In what did the store clerk invest his life savings?
(a) The cash register.
(b) The steam engine.
(c) The car.
(d) The telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain say was America's public philosophy?

2. What did Olivia do the first time she heard Twain swear?

3. Which writer did Twain say he met and talked with a number of times?

4. What other author did Twain publish a book for?

5. For how long did Twain stop writing after his wife died?

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