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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many died in the battlefield described in Chapter 34?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 17,000.

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

3. What was Uncle Remus according to Chapter 47?
(a) A writer.
(b) A steamboat captain.
(c) A judge.
(d) A baker.

4. What happened to Twain's friend's wife and child?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They left him.
(c) They were murdered.
(d) They died in an accident.

5. When would Twain usually de-boat?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sir Walter Scott do to the south according to Twain?

2. What other work did the man Twain took his name from produce after Twain took his name?

3. Where did the man Twain describe in Chapter 48 sent correspondence from?

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

5. What did Twain notice about the cities he was visiting in Chapter 57?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Twain write about the graveyards in New Orleans based on Chapter 42?

2. What did the carpenter in Chapter 55 tell Twain?

3. What did Twain write about St. Anne?

4. What did a former prison roommate write about in Chapter 52?

5. How did Twain compare steamboats to houses in Chapter 38?

6. Who did Twain think about when passing by Sunday School in Chapter 54?

7. What was the manufacturing city, Natchez, like as described in Chapter 39?

8. What improvement did Twain say improved in New Orleans in Chapter 41?

9. What characteristics did Uncle Remus have based on Chapter 47?

10. Who was Ritter and what did he do in Chapter 31?

(see the answer keys)

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