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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Twain at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) Saint Louis.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New Orleans.

2. Where did the man Twain describe in Chapter 48 sent correspondence from?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) The land of the lost.
(c) Paris.
(d) The afterlife.

3. Who did Twain's friend want his money to go to?
(a) To the child of the soldier he killed.
(b) To the sister of the soldier he killed.
(c) To the widow of the soldier he killed.
(d) To the parents of the soldier he killed.

4. How many lines did Twain's acquaintance have in the play he acted in?
(a) Everything.
(b) None.
(c) 10
(d) 135.

5. What did Twain say was profitable before, but were later hardly worth anything?
(a) Grain transports.
(b) Steamboat bars.
(c) Passenger transport.
(d) Steamboat poker tournaments.

6. Who did Twain run into in Chapter 53?
(a) A fellow author.
(b) A wounded soldier.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old man.

7. What celebration did Twain write about in Chapter 46?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Mardi Gras.
(d) Thanksgiving.

8. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?
(a) He warned the only Lynch in town.
(b) He warned the local church.
(c) He asked to see the church pastor.
(d) He reported the man to the army.

9. Where did Twain return to after finishing his trip, according to Chapter 60?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York

10. What did Uncle Remus look lie?
(a) African American.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Native American.
(d) White and red haired.

11. What has been Napoleon before its destruction?
(a) A coop.
(b) A shop.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A stable.

12. What did Twain's old friend in Chapter 43 do for a living?
(a) He was an undertaker.
(b) He was a police officer.
(c) He was a baker.
(d) He was a grave robber.

13. What did Twain find had improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?
(a) The water system.
(b) The hygiene.
(c) The lights.
(d) The public parks.

14. What was Twain's first reaction to the letter?
(a) He was laughing.
(b) He was disinterested.
(c) He was moved.
(d) He was interested.

15. What did Twain miss, according to Chapter 44?
(a) Southern speech.
(b) New York.
(c) Life on boats.
(d) Visiting the Amazon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hero pilot ended up disabled?

2. Who told Twain about the gambler who wanted to do business with him in Chapter 36?

3. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?

4. Why was Twain later shocked about the letter in Chapter 52?

5. What did Twain's friend say people never skimp on?

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