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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Twain want to have happen to the editor who told him to resign?

2. How does Twain hope to write?

3. What does Twain say protected him from his gullible nature?

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

5. What does Twain think about people?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain do to try and save his wife from dying, and how did it work out?

2. How did Twain's first son die?

3. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

4. What happened when Henry would do something bad instead of Twain?

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

6. How did Twain get people to come to his first lecture?

7. What did Suzy's family do when they heard she was sick?

8. What sad news did Twain get in 1907?

9. From what malady did Webster suffer, and how did this affect his business skills?

10. What was "The Lyceum" and how did it work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Death and mortality were two integral themes in Twain's life. What are some of the key examples of these theme, and how did the presence of this themes affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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