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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What celebration did Twain write about in Chapter 46?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Mardi Gras.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.
2. What historical period did the south romanticize according to Twain?
(a) The Roman Empire.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The French revolution.
(d) The Middle Ages.
3. What did the Calhoun Line Company decide to sell in Chapter 33?
(a) discount tickets.
(b) Coal.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Boats.
4. What was the job of Twain's friend in Chapter 31?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Watching over a ice depot.
(c) Watching over dead bodies
(d) Prison guard.
5. How many died in the battlefield described in Chapter 34?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 5,000.
6. What was Twain's first reaction to the letter?
(a) He was disinterested.
(b) He was laughing.
(c) He was moved.
(d) He was interested.
7. Who did Twain take the name Mark Twain from, according to Chapter 50?
(a) Captain Sellers.
(b) Captain Roberts.
(c) Captain Stephen.
(d) Captain Marks.
8. Who did the man in Chapter 52 receive a letter from?
(a) A former soldier.
(b) A former client.
(c) A child.
(d) A former prison roommate.
9. What manufacturing city did Twain describe in Chapter 39?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Natchez.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Rome.
10. What did the manufacturing city in Chapter 39 produce?
(a) Ice and cannon powder.
(b) Ice and oil from cotton seeds.
(c) Cannons.
(d) Oil and wine.
11. Who did Twain run into in Chapter 53?
(a) A fellow author.
(b) A wounded soldier.
(c) An old man.
(d) A young woman.
12. What did the men on Twain's boat think of him wanting to disembark at Napoleon in Chapter 32?
(a) They found it hilarious.
(b) They found it alarming.
(c) They found it pathetic.
(d) They found it sad.
13. Where did Twain see Bixby in Chapter 48?
(a) On a steamboat.
(b) On a train.
(c) In the street.
(d) In a bar.
14. What did Twain find had improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?
(a) The hygiene.
(b) The water system.
(c) The public parks.
(d) The lights.
15. What battlefield did Twain describe in Chapter 34?
(a) Vicksburg.
(b) Rome.
(c) Bern.
(d) Gettysburg.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Twain do after hearing the carpenter's story in Chapter 55?
2. What did New Orleans have fewer of in recent years according to Twain in Chapter 41?
3. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?
4. What play was Twain's acquaintance acting in Chapter 51?
5. When would Twain usually de-boat?
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