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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 character is Twain supposed to be in his sister's play?

2. What boat did Twain see while he was on assignment while working in Sacramento?

3. What does Twain do with his daily dose of pain killer?

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

5. What does Twain bring home from caves as a young boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Twain say was so special about Rogers?

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

3. What sad news did Twain get in 1907?

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. What did Twain hear a man say at a banquet, and how did he feel about it?

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

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

9. Who published "Huckleberry Finn," and how successful was it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Twain have chosen to include these particular settings in his autobiography?

Essay Topic 2

There are many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how did their presence alter the course of 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?

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