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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to many of the pilots Twain knew when he was younger, according to Chapter 49?
(a) They became soldiers.
(b) They became farmers.
(c) They became train conductors.
(d) They became bankers.

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

3. What southern occupation did Twain describe in Chapter 45?
(a) Economical tak.
(b) War talk.
(c) Politic talk.
(d) Peace talk.

4. What manufacturing city did Twain describe in Chapter 39?
(a) Natchez.
(b) Rome.
(c) St. Louis.
(d) Louisville.

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

6. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?
(a) They were cleaner than he remembered.
(b) They changed.
(c) They stayed the same.
(d) They were taken over by the Union Army.

7. Who was traveling with Twain in Chapter 51?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Maxel Robertson.
(c) Bixby.
(d) Alone.

8. What did Twain give to a bum as a child according to Chapter 56?
(a) Matches.
(b) Food.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

9. What other work did the man Twain took his name from produce after Twain took his name?
(a) Steamboat reviews.
(b) News bulletins.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Funny pieces.

10. Why did Twain have to change a name as mentioned in Chapter 47?
(a) The name didn't reflect the content.
(b) The name was a mouthful.
(c) The name was too long for the cover.
(d) The owner of the name brought a libel suit.

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

12. What did Twain write he wished for after his death?
(a) To be buried in New Orleans.
(b) To be cremated.
(c) To be buried at sea.
(d) To be embalmed.

13. What cards did the gambler get in Chapter 36?
(a) 4 aces.
(b) 4 queens.
(c) 4 king.
(d) 4 tens.

14. What did Twain say people in Chapter 44 were using in place of "gone"?
(a) Went.
(b) Something sounding like "wone."
(c) Go.
(d) Out.

15. Who did Twain's brother think killed the bum?
(a) His father.
(b) A close friend of his.
(c) A boy named Ben.
(d) Mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. When would Twain usually de-boat?

2. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?

3. What did the letter the man received in Chapter 52 say?

4. What town did Twain stay at in Chapter 31?

5. Why did Twain's friend not like epidemics?

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