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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 is the name of the slave that inspired Jim in Huckleberry Finn?

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

3. What happens to Twain on his first day of school?

4. What did Twain once give a man in jail?

5. What does Twain say his mother thought of the trouble he caused as a boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would Orion spend most of his days?

3. What happened when Twain took his mother to a minstrel show?

4. Who was Bret Harte?

5. What did Twain do after he became a local celebrity?

6. What does Twain say about Murat Halsted?

7. How did Twain's mother feel about slavery?

8. What is Twain's opinion of Jim Gillis?

9. To what does Twain compare writing his autobiography?

10. What mistake did Twain make when printing his book "The Innocents Abroad," and what was the result of that mistake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Twain and Olivia show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of their lives?

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?

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