View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was Twain paid for his story about the boy sliding into the party with his pajamas on?

2. What is the name of the boy who came to stay with Twain's family when he was 15?

3. How much time passed before Twain saw the man who first refused to publish Twain's first book?.

4. Where was Dr. Peake from?

5. Where does Twain's father buy up a lot of land before he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Twain's first son die?

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

3. What did Grant say on his deathbed?

4. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

5. What did Webb do when publishing Twain's first book?

6. How did Orion die, and how did Twain feel about this?

7. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

8. What happened when the town clerk invested in the telephone?

9. What superstition did people have about rotting hair, and what did Twain think about it?

10. How did Jean die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Twain endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Maturity and aging are strong themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how are they significant to the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Anger rears its ugly head a number of times in this book. What are some examples of this, and how was Twain's life altered because of these incidents?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 565 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample